Julie Burchill agrees to pay Ash Sarkar ‘substantial damages’ in libel case Columnist apologises to journalist, acknowledging social media posts included ‘racist and misogynist’ comments
Julie Burchill abused me for being Muslim – yet she was cast as the victim The columnist has apologised for her Islamophobic insults, but the issue goes way beyond her, says Ash Sarkar, a senior editor at Novara Media
The Columnist review – middle class writer on a murder spree There is absurdist carnage as a journalist takes bloody real-life revenge on the keyboard warriors tormenting her
Ted K review – queasy inner life of the monkish, unhappy Unabomber Sharlto Copley excels behind a straggly beard in this portrait of the serial terror-bomber, on a mission against modern technology
News Corp agrees deal with Google over payments for journalism News Corp will receive ‘significant payments’ to feature news outlets in Google’s News Showcase
The Kiosk review – fond farewell to a Parisian newsstand The decline of print could close a newspaper kiosk that’s been run for generations, and is warmly sketched in this witty film
Microsoft urges US and EU to follow Australian digital news code Firm stood against Facebook and Google over plan to make tech giants pay news organisations
Bezos is handing over fronting Amazon, but not his grip on his creation The Amazon founder gains time for other projects, such as space and newspapers, while still making the big decisions
Most of us are sticking to the lockdown rules, so why do we blame one another? Fixating on the actions of a handful of ‘covidiots’ will only undermine compliance among the population as a whole, says psychologist Stephen Reicher
Control shift: why newspaper hacks are switching to Substack An online platform where journalists sell content directly to subscribers is luring eminent voices away from traditional media
Facebook to pay UK media millions to license news stories Social network agrees deal with mainstream outlets in face of government crackdown on its dominance of advertising
Judge denies Johnny Depp permission to appeal Sun libel action Actor ordered to pay £630,000 after libel action against Sun over ‘wife beater’ allegations
Heard lost public sympathy for standing up against Depp assaults, says QC Abused women expected to be ‘meek and subservient’ to receive public sympathy, says QC
Johnny Depp’s defeat in libel case hailed by domestic violence charities The trial highlighted tactics used to silence and discredit victims, say campaigners
Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard Pirates of Caribbean actor had sued newspaper publisher for damage to his reputation