Crowning Glory

Why didn’t they listen? Almost two years ago, when our newspapers threatened to explode with impotent fury every time Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said anything, we suggested the press should simply ignore them. They are doing it to get attention,...

It’s still all to play for

The number of female journalists in highly visible roles at the World Cup suggested that a corner had been turned in an industry previously dominated by men. The BBC and ITV had women in senior on-screen positions, presenting, reporting or working as pundits. FIFA...

Good with words

For almost half a century, David Dimbleby was the face and voice of BBC TV for all the great events of state that a national broadcaster is expected to cover – and to cover well. Overwhelmingly, the BBC has covered them well, in no small measure because it could count...

Give youth its head

Scrolling through The News Movement’s stories, you can’t help but notice something different about the outlet’s coverage. The start-up, founded in early 2021, is clearly not targeting your typical middle-aged male news consumer. On TikTok, explainers about the...
Charles Wheeler Award 2022 Given to Channel 4’s Matt Frei

Charles Wheeler Award 2022 Given to Channel 4’s Matt Frei

The annual British Journalism Review: Charles Wheeler Award has been given to Matt Frei, the Channel 4 Presenter and Europe Editor, at a ceremony at the Regent Street Cinema, University of Westminster, 309 Regent St, London on Monday the 10th of October 2022.

The presentation was followed by the annual BJR’s Charles Wheeler lecture, delivered by Catherine Mayer, author, journalist and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party.