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It’s sad that Hugh Grant v Rupert Murdoch won’t go to court, but good can come of it

The media mogul has taken these hacking allegations out of the public arena. Use this moment to craft reforms, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

Seven Up! changed British TV – and how we see ourselves. Here’s why the series is still unmissable

The Up documentaries, voted the most influential TV show of the past 50 years, shone a unique light on our national character, says the BPG’s Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

How can GB News get away with peddling ‘turbo cancer’ conspiracy theories? Only Ofcom knows

It smacks of political bias to cite freedom of expression when dismissing complaints about a presenter’s anti-vaxxer rants, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024

Improve the world we live in, the departing Rupert Murdoch urged staff today. So why didn’t he?

This is a media and political age that he himself has shaped. It’s hardly a legacy to be proud of, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

If the BBC presenter story teaches us anything, it should be the pitfalls of rushing to judgment

The tabloids were champing at the bit for a name, but questions over the Sun’s story drive home the need for caution, says author Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2023

Vice and BuzzFeed were meant to be the future of news. What happened?

Their young audience made them the envy of the media’s old guard. But, ultimately, they couldn’t convert this into profit, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023

To those who rejoice at Richard Sharp’s fall at the BBC – be careful what you wish for

The past Tory donor chair was clearly conflicted by his dealings with Boris Johnson, but he believed in the BBC, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

Fox News and Rupert Murdoch have been humiliated, but they won’t change their ways

A defamation settlement over electoral fraud ‘stories’ means nothing if the channel goes on spreading lies, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

So Lineker is back. The mutiny is over. But the BBC can’t risk this humiliation again

The standoff occurred because the rules are not clear and the BBC management is dysfunctional. Both must be addressed now, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

The BBC news channel revamp has been a PR disaster – but it also makes perfect sense

The merger of channels is a cost-cutting measure that has provoked derision and anger. But changes needed to happen, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023