Editorial – The sound of silence 3
Not finally…
Michael White lives dangerously 5
Benjamin Wegg-Prosser speaks out 10
Micha Frazer-Carroll has had enough 12
Tom Leonard waits for the Sussexes 14
Ben Whitelaw waves his rattle 17
James Hanning Number 10 and the media 19
Andrew Gimson Boris Johnson and truth 30
Jemima Kiss The secrets of TikTok 35
Matthew Abbott News from next door 41
Brian Winston & Matthew Winston The danger of state subsidy 47
Michael Billington A love letter to theatre 52
Scott Griffen Hungary: a lesson for us all 57
Wendy Sloane Scaring your readers 63
BOOK REVIEWS:
Peter Stothard reads The Times 69
Colin Freeman on the doorstep 71
Martin Argles admires photojournalism 73
Robin Lustig reveres David Leigh 75
Peter McKay dissects a diarist 77
Twitterwatch 9
Quotes of the Quarter 40
The way we were 80
How galling it is to make an important and principled stand, only to see it cruelly misinterpreted. When Downing Street announced it would give broadcasters its own video of the prime minister’s Brexit day address to the nation, the BBC and ITV reacted in the way...
Micha Frazer-Carroll
It’s 8:45 on a Saturday night, and I’ve had a pint. Me and my friends are all talking over each other – dissecting someone’s breakup, what tattoos we want, and where we’re going to go out dancing later. Suddenly, my phone screen lights up: ‘No Caller ID.’
Matthew Abbott
As the regional publishers pull out, a new breed of journalist is finding a market for truly local stories
Michael Billington
The veteran theatre critic explains what he has learned about the role in almost 50 years at The Guardian.
Scott Griffen
It’s possible to control journalists without intimidation and imprisonment, as the prime minister of Hungary is proving