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Jane Martinson

The Guardian

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Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hyper-capitalists in charge, your news is not safe

Not long after being made Time magazine’s Person of the Year in 1999, Jeff Bezos told me: “They were not choosing me as much as they were choosing...

14.02.2026 400

The Guardian

Jane Martinson

Palestinian reporters have paid a terrible price in another horrific year for journalist killings

22.12.2025 70

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Jane Martinson

Trump’s $10bn attack on the BBC doesn’t have to make sense. In his absurd world, he has already won

17.12.2025 10

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Jane Martinson

The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale

09.11.2025 8

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Jane Martinson

The Guardian view on the assault of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum: when a president is groped, no woman can feel safe

09.11.2025 8

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Jane Martinson

The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in

09.11.2025 10

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Jane Martinson

The sale of the Telegraph is no trivial matter. A mainstream media further exploited by the right threatens us all

17.10.2025 20

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Jane Martinson

A desperate, opportunist press and vicious politicians: no wonder the debate on refugees is so awful

30.08.2025 7

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Jane Martinson

Murdoch v Trump: why the flawed media titan could be the final protector of press freedom

28.07.2025 7

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Jane Martinson

This goes beyond Gary Lineker. The BBC risks coming apart over the Gaza war

23.05.2025 4

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Jane Martinson

Rebecca Hendin on the re-emergence of Nigel Farage, just in time for the local elections – cartoon

28.04.2025 6

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Jane Martinson

The Guardian view on the EU and big tech: Brussels must lay down the law

28.04.2025 10

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Jane Martinson

The Guardian view on England’s local elections: we must build something better than this

28.04.2025 6

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Jane Martinson

This post-Huw Edwards BBC shakeup feels awfully familiar – and insiders aren’t impressed

28.04.2025 7

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Jane Martinson

Yes, we should celebrate Adolescence – but it comes at a cost to the UK TV industry

03.04.2025 6

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Jane Martinson

The BBC wanted Black listeners and turned to Tim Westwood, white son of a vicar. A parable for our times

28.02.2025 8

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Jane Martinson

A day to mark Prince Harry’s historic victory over Rupert Murdoch – and to survey the awful toll on public life

22.01.2025 10

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Jane Martinson

As a media columnist, even I found myself turning away from the news in 2024. But we can do things differently

The other night I broke a long-cherished habit. At home in time for the BBC News at 10, I could only manage a couple of headlines before I turned...

21.12.2024 5

The Guardian

Jane Martinson