Editorial Long to reign over us
Not finally…
Ben Whitelaw analyses a new medium
Kim Fletcher wants less cosiness
Emma Thompson doesn’t read reviews
James Hanning Wild about Harry
Roy Greenslade Another royal, a different time
Julian Petley How the Mail went mad
Stewart Purvis Channel 4: a bridge too far
John Ryley TV news is magic
Andy Cairns Jobs for the girls
Tim Luckhurst UK newspapers in wartime
Mark Bryant The father of cartooning
Kevin Helliker Why I became a journalist
BOOK REVIEWS
Robert Fox analyses a vicious war
Rachel Sylvester traces Liz Truss
Peter Hitchens asks what’s new
Andrew Neil admires David Dimbleby
Henry McDonald relives The Troubles
Julie Welch watches 50 years of failure
Conrad Landin respects newspaper offices
Matthew Engel is suddenly back at school
Quotes of the quarter
The way we were
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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...