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From Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension to reinstatement, the US’s first amendment is under fire as business interests appear to take precedence, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/01AiGTH9eM

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Having escaped the latest Cabinet cull, Lisa Nandy has sprung to life with concerns over Nigel Farage’s GB News gig. It’s time for her to intervene urgently, @RaymondSnoddy advises:
https://t.co/5I3E3WKQym

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The decision to hand sole control to Lachlan Murdoch has ended a family drama and there could be some positive outcomes with News Corp’s media properties, suggests @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/fJ1m4ZyuVE

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A journalist trainee could probably pick out the identities of the newspapers simply from their headlines about the Ukraine peace talks. But have they all painted too rosy a picture of the prospects of a deal, wonders @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/mKKLcp9LJm

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Israel must be made to provide proof for its claim that Anas al-Sharif was a Hamas agent. A journalist’s job is to speak for the silent and not accept anything at face value, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/0gOzmbiNDj

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Citing "no evidence provided" when reporting disputable claims is a step forward, but it could become a meaningless automatic response. Something more robust is required, suggests @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/8fnbSEXKer

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Could the WSJ lawsuit indicate a shifting of favour within the Murdoch media empire to another Republican as the tide goes against Donald Trump, @RaymondSnoddy wonders:
https://t.co/QUYfY2fm0i

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You wait weeks for BBC scandal reports to come along, then two arrive at the same time. What the organisation does with these findings is crucial to its credibility and future, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/M6nqj4mgdU

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The BBC is facing accusations that it is altering content to win over Reform voters. At a time when there was never a greater need for proper journalism, the BBC cannot make another serious misjudgement, warns @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/XzNtRRpwm2

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From The Guardian‘s positive results to the sale of the Telegraph and National World, UK media brands still make sound business sense and can attract significant investment, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/2HEnuOuoT8

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Closing down DCMS could bring savings as its various functions are moved elsewhere, but is it worth losing a dedicated voice for the creative industries at the cabinet table, asks @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/9MjNg85ljs

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Apart from being a bulwark against fake news, the BBC World Service is a valuable arm of British influence around the world. Cutting funding will bring irreparable damage, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/3yP4JQotj1

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From the new Observer to Ofcom’s code for tech giants to the BBC review, the UK’s biggest media names have a chance to prove their worth right now, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/e7h0gPvzxz

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It is important someone of Pope Francis’ moral worth is chosen to counterbalance growing populism in society and the media, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/tuA0I9IlHo

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There is a risk that politicians could increasingly bypass the tough accountability in broadcast interviews in favour of softball sessions with sympathetic podcasters, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/uu9gPRR4d6

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From trust to news avoidance, from "jokes" of death threats to actual deaths, there are serious problems facing journalists and journalism, and solutions are as yet unclear, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/wcDRYsbI1P

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While the Beeb trumpets its role in delivering trusted, impartial news around the world, it’s difficult to see the way it handled the axing of HardTalk as anything other than an act of vandalism, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/P4cemlB7e3

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From the high court overturning its rulings on two GB News shows to the start of its enforcement of the Online Safety Act, Ofcom finds itself defining or refining where media balance should lie in an increasing contentious age, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/WwutVUKSl3

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Whatever you think of Andrew Neil’s past commentary, @RaymondSnoddy thinks he deserves praise for admitting he was wrong. Unlike our former prime minister…
https://t.co/rptznlHmJv

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What happened with the children of Gaza documentary is not an example of bias but of a failure of editorial systems or BBC bureaucracy – or both. There must be no repeat of the Balen Report saga, writes @RaymondSnoddy:
https://t.co/rBdFi3xxNb