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Brangelina brings the first wave of self-cancelling celebrity news

The divorce ‘stories’ are coming so thick and fast that none seems to have any salience for more than a couple of hours

Publishers and journalists must work together to save journalism

From a commercial perspective, reporters are too expensive and are therefore taking the brunt of newspaper cutbacks. But they perform a vital public service...

Norwegian editor challenges Zuckerberg to discuss censorship

Head of Aftenposten, which forced backdown over ‘napalm girl’ photo, accuses Facebook founder of hiding from debate

The Archers and social media – a case of 21st century media synergy

How the riveting plot about the relationship between an abusive husband and his wife in a radio soap opera first caught the public imagination

Facebook deletes Norwegian PM’s post as ‘napalm girl’ row escalates

Erna Solberg shared photo that had resulted in writer and newspaper falling foul of social media giant’s rules

The realisation that Facebook can censor comes too late to publishers

It’s understandable that independent news organisations hate being censored but automation in news only looks certain to continue

Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post

Norway’s largest newspaper published a front-page letter to the Facebook CEO lambasting the company’s decision to censor a photograph of the Vietnam war

What the great and the good have to say about journalism…

Broughton, Bryne, Leslie and Unsworth head up autumn media events

How publishers are turning up the heat in the ad-blocking war

From hiding every third word to making content inaccessible, publishers are trying harder than ever to encourage readers to stop using ad blockers

Mobile phone networks should not block adverts, says EU

Regulatory body Berec issues guidelines that could benefit publishers struggling with commercial effects of ad-blocking

Why media commentary is so crucial when opinions displace facts

The rise of social media has not cured the problem of mainstream media spin

Facebook and other platforms ‘will rob UK news industry of £450m by 2026’

Newspapers and other publishers have yet to feel full impact of young people’s shift to using social media for news, report says

City analyst to advertisers: fall in love with newspapers again

Lorna Tilbian calls for media buyers to give ‘serious thought’ to taking space in newsprint papers because ‘the pendulum has swung too far away from print’

Scientology leader’s complaint over Mail Online’s Tom Cruise story upheld

Website failed to follow rules on accuracy in article on ‘bromance’ between David Miscavige and actor, says UK press watchdog

Johnston Press is a masterclass in media mismanagement – analyst

With the publisher’s share price at a new low, Jim Chisholm argues that the record of chief executive Ashley Highfield has failed to live up to his promises

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  • Strictly Ballroom review – Baz Luhrmann’s dizzying, dance-tastic swirl of fun is a classic ugly-duckling tale
  • Met police chief calls for law to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’
  • ‘They kissed, and the audience roared’: the new musical about gay activists and striking miners
  • French star Patrick Bruel charged with rape and sexual assault
  • Labor to set terms for datacentre and AI growth as it vows not to repeat mistakes of resources boom
  • Dead Poets Society director Peter Weir receives lifetime achievement award at Sydney film festival
  • Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeal for calm on second night of disorder – as it happened
  • Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast
  • Glenn Close and Ridley Scott among names set to receive honorary Oscars
  • The Guardian view on far-right violence: digital radicalisation is threatening democracy
  • Sales of Meta whistleblower’s memoir soar after Hay festival ‘silencing’
  • How to Talk Australians: The Movie review – viral web series lampooning Aussie culture gets big-screen adaptation
  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
  • Actor Tyler Mane reveals he is having treatment for rare male breast cancer
  • Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
  • From An Evening With Gary Lineker to Dear England: what to watch to warm up for the World Cup
  • ‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol
  • Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette
  • The best films of 2026 so far
  • Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
  • Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
  • Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
  • Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
  • How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
  • Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
  • Peabo Bryson obituary
  • Practice dates: should you swipe right on people you’re not attracted to?
  • Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
  • ‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
  • All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth

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