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Jane Martinson

Jane Martinson

The Guardian

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

21.12.2024 10

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Jane Martinson

Anatomy of a non-scandal: the defence of Allison Pearson reveals how ‘free speech’ has been weaponised

The Allison Pearson saga is nothing if not a morality tale about the modern media. Among its many learnings are that calling a group of people of...

20.11.2024 30

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Jane Martinson

After the Huw Edwards scandal – and all the others – we must have a BBC fit for the modern age

Disgraced, convicted and now sentenced, a chapter has closed: there will clearly be no return to public life for Huw Edwards. But what of his...

17.09.2024 10

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Jane Martinson

Why the BBC making one journalist redundant matters – for our media and democracy

Kate Lamble is not a household name like Emily Maitlis or Andrew Marr, other former BBC journalists. Having risen through the ranks of specialist...

10.09.2024 20

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Jane Martinson

A powerful man given free rein and indulged, Huw Edwards is proof the BBC hasn’t changed

Huw Edwards was a man whose on-screen actions were so keenly watched that when he changed his tie, the nation held its breath, waiting for his trusted...

04.08.2024 30

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Jane Martinson

The rightwing media aim to save Britain from Labour. They’re also desperate to save themselves

At first glance, it seemed same old, same old. Britain’s print media backed their usual teams when Rishi Sunak announced an election this week. Yet,...

24.05.2024 60

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Jane Martinson

Guardian Opinion cartoon Ben Jennings on Rishi Sunak’s plan to restrict cigarette sales – cartoon

19.04.2024 70

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Jane Martinson

It’s sad that Hugh Grant v Rupert Murdoch won’t go to court, but good can come of it

True crime dramas, in which nobody wins but the lawyers, are not the kind of films that made Hugh Grant famous. His starring role in the long-running...

18.04.2024 10

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Jane Martinson

The Guardian view on Africa’s homophobic legislation: western influences are encouraging hatred

There was widespread horror and condemnation last year when Uganda passed a draconian anti-gay law that included the death penalty for some same-sex...

14.03.2024 10

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Jane Martinson

Guardian Opinion cartoon Ben Jennings on Rishi Sunak facing pressure to return Frank Hester’s £10m donation – cartoon

14.03.2024 80

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Jane Martinson

Seven Up! changed British TV – and how we see ourselves. Here’s why the series is still unmissable

When a Yorkshire-born scientist I’d never met died last year, I grieved as though I knew him, which I did in a way. Nick Hitchon had been part of my...

13.03.2024 10

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Jane Martinson

From bot reporters to the loss of a legendary editor, the Daily Mirror is hanging by a thread

More than 700 journalists lost their jobs at the publisher of the Daily Mirror last year – staff numbers are down by a third in total since 2016 –...

18.01.2024 10

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Jane Martinson

The press faces a moment of peril. It can’t just shrug and move on

How a crisis in the British press is reported is often the best way of judging how the industry hopes to deal with it. And Saturday’s coverage of...

16.12.2023 6

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Jane Martinson

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