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Off the books
The Times' 'investigation' into university reading lists is a hit piece in search of a target.
Mic Wright
Aug 10
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The trial of the trial of Boris Johnson
The Daily Mail's attempts to paint the lame duck PM as the victim of a stitch-up are truly embarrassing.
Mic Wright
Aug 9
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Rise and (partial) fall of a sofa shagger
The BBC deserves no credit for parting company with Giles Coren. It was too little, too late.
Mic Wright
Jul 31
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The Zapruder film, presented by TalkTV
The reporting after Kate McCann's faint at the Tory leadership debate shows how little the papers expect you to trust your own eyes.
Mic Wright
Jul 27
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Forde theatre (closed for repairs)
You don't need to be a conspiracy theorist to be dismayed by coverage (or lack of it) around the Forde Report.
Mic Wright
Jul 24
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Hot and unbothered
The British press' coverage of the extreme heat and climate crisis is stuck in the 80s.
Mic Wright
Jul 19
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The property is condemned
The media coverage of the Tory Party leadership contest is big on pantomime and low on scrutiny.
Mic Wright
Jul 14
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Addled minds under the blond sun
We're witnessing Boris Johnson's media rehabilitation beginning in real-time...
Mic Wright
Jul 8
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Fleet Street's Hot Dog Suit Shortage
The British press are all trying to find the guy who backed Boris Johnson
Mic Wright
Jul 6
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Everything sucks
Private Eye's 'Boris and the BJ' story and the response to it says about more Britain than you might think.
Mic Wright
Jul 1
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The prurient interest
The story of one man's death is a perfect example of what British newspapers pretend is "public interest" journalism.
Mic Wright
Jun 28
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In the pits of the celebrity profile
GQ's Brad Pitt interview is a study in the form's emptiness
Mic Wright
Jun 23
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