The veteran BBC correspondent Martin Bell, appearing recently on a panel to discuss the future of journalism, recalled wars in Israel in 1967 and 1973, when he and his crew had been free to go wherever they dared. He made the point to show how hard it is to achieve...
Volume 34 Number 4, December 2023
Editor Kim Fletcher

The right wing use their teeth
‘Mainstream media’ was once a slur used by the left. Now the most vehement abuse is coming from the other end of the political spectrum
Maestro, monster, saviour, sinner . . .
Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement. Has he been the brilliant buccaneer his fans describe? Or the destructive tyrant seen by critics?
Playing from the gallery
I’m delighted to be proven wrong. When I started to type this piece it looked as if The Times had decided to save the price of a sketchwriter and not replace Quentin Letts after his return to the Daily Mail. It is a more natural habitat for a man of his pronounced...
Singling out the women
As press freedom declines, Russian authorities fear women journalists pose a particular threat to their control . . . and are targeting them accordingly
Cudlipp Award 2023
The 2023 Cudlipp Award, sponsored by the British Journalism Review in memory of former Fleet Street editor Lord (Hugh) Cudlipp, has been won by Sky News in collaboration with Tortoise Media for their investigation into the extra-parliamentary earnings of MPs. The...
The Charles Wheeler Award
Christiane Amanpour, chief international anchor for CNN, is the 2023 winner of the Charles Wheeler Award, presented by the British Journalism Review for an outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism, in memory of the celebrated BBC reporter and presenter....
Journalist Laureate 2023
Former Fleet Street editor, BJR Chairman emeritus Bill Hagerty, named Journalist Laureate 2023.