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Published in: openDemocracyUKWe’re having an election. George Osborne must put his Evening Standard job on hold until it’s overCan the former UK Chancellor, who masterminded the Tory victory in 2015, really deliver ‘straight facts and opinion’...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey’s coup failed everywhere, except in Egyptian mediaEgypt's media welcomed, unabashedly, the Turkish military coup; prematurely hailing Erdogan’s overthrow.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaShame on those who try to justify Giulio Regeni’s assassinationClaims that Regeni’s supervisors bear responsibility for sending him into danger are outrageous, betraying both...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDoes the media say too much when reporting on terrorism?News coverage of investigations into terrorist attacks raise concerns about whether the media goes too far in...
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Published in: ourBeebThe BBC's Northern Irish TroublesFrom its inception as an unabashedly ‘unionist’ organization, the BBC in Belfast has had a problematic history. Has...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom Beirut to Paris, we are all hypocrites and selective grieversIn legitimately condemning selective grief, Lebanon (and the world) forgets that it selectively grieves all the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe violence of the word refugeeWords have power. The meaning of the word ‘refugee’ must be challenged to represent the experiences of the millions...
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Published in: ourBeebIs the BBC licence fee still up for grabs?John Whittingdale says the July agreement did not settle the BBC licence fee: is this a Government U-turn?
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Published in: ourBeebA radical proposal to preserve the BBC’s independenceTo safeguard the BBC’s independence decisions over the Licence Fee should be taken away from politicians and handed...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey: media crackdown amid escalating violenceAt the very moment that critical independent media are needed most in Turkey, we are witnessing a renewed crackdown...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe problem with the 'women of ISIL'Deeply problematic media narratives on Islam and women go unchallanged, distracting from the difficult questions and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCo-operatives: redefining local journalism?Local media is marked by monopolised ownership and a consistent decline in availability and quality. With over 400...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNorth Sinai and Egyptian mediaEarly on 1 July, an Islamic State affiliate started a massive and unprecedented attack in Egypt. Once again, the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPolly Toynbee, Jeremy Corbyn and the limits of acceptable politicsIf anyone is "out of touch" with British public opinion it is not Jeremy Corbyn, but the liberal intelligentsia.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMissing journalists: Tunisia’s Arab Spring meets Libya’sTwo radically different “Arab Springs” have collided in the ordeal of two Tunisian journalists in Libya.
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Published in: ourBeebScrutinising the Scrutineers: part 1The European Scrutiny Committee has locked horns with the BBC, repeatedly accusing it of a pro-EU bias. Is the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWill Prince Charles' "heartfelt interventions" extend to arms sales?The Prince of Wales and his family have a shameful record of collusion with the British arms industry.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDiagnosing the daily poisonWe must see the tabloid right as a target in the battle for a better society.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOnly in Egypt’s media: women raped because the “guys were having a good time”A long battle lies ahead. People need to start taking responsibility and stop trying to find scapegoats, whether the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: when representational violence is as ruthless as political violence
Our representations of what happens in Syria contribute to the ongoing violence. The rhetoric allows the...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
