Observers say relationship survives on basis of unwritten rules that are now being reexaminedSat 13 Mar 2021 02.00 ESTIn an interview stuffed with quotable lines, it was among the most resonant: the “invisible contract”, as the Duke of Sussex called it, that has bound the royal family and reporters together for years.In this telling, it is not that the royals enjoy their media duties, or view them as a responsibility, but that the only way to survive the press is to strike a deal with it.“There’s a reason that these tabloids have holiday parties at the palace,” Meghan said. “They’re hosted...…Observers say relationship survives on basis of unwritten rules that are now being reexaminedSat 13 Mar 2021 02.00 ESTIn an interview stuffed with quotable lines, it was among the most resonant: the “invisible contract”, as the Duke of Sussex called it, that has bound the royal family and reporters together for years.In this telling, it is not that the royals enjoy their media duties, or view them as a responsibility, but that the only way to survive the press is to strike a deal with it.“There’s a reason that these tabloids have holiday parties at the palace,” Meghan said. “They’re hosted...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSome board members ‘deeply angry’ about claim racism was not a factor in coverage of Duchess of SussexFirst published on Tue 9 Mar 2021 14.23 ESTThe media industry body the was in turmoil on Tuesday night with some members of its board said to be “deeply angry” over a statement it put out claiming that racism was never a factor in coverage of the Duchess of Sussex.More than 160 journalists of colour and the editors of the Guardian, Financial Times and HuffPost have objected to the statement, written by the SoE’s...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSome board members ‘deeply angry’ about claim racism was not a factor in coverage of Duchess of SussexFirst published on Tue 9 Mar 2021 14.23 ESTThe media industry body the was in turmoil on Tuesday night with some members of its board said to be “deeply angry” over a statement it put out claiming that racism was never a factor in coverage of the Duchess of Sussex.More than 160 journalists of colour and the editors of the Guardian, Financial Times and HuffPost have objected to the statement, written by the SoE’s...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldDuring school visit prime minister reveals doubts over ‘abusing or attacking people’ Last modified on Tue 23 Feb 2021 16.07 ESTBoris Johnson quit journalism for politics because he felt guilty about “abusing or attacking people” without putting himself in their shoes, he told a group of schoolchildren on Tuesday.“I was like a journalist for a long time, I still am really, I still write stuff,” he told pupils at Sedgehill Academy in south-east London. “But when you’re a journalist, it’s a great, great job, it’s a great...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldDuring school visit prime minister reveals doubts over ‘abusing or attacking people’ Last modified on Tue 23 Feb 2021 16.07 ESTBoris Johnson quit journalism for politics because he felt guilty about “abusing or attacking people” without putting himself in their shoes, he told a group of schoolchildren on Tuesday.“I was like a journalist for a long time, I still am really, I still write stuff,” he told pupils at Sedgehill Academy in south-east London. “But when you’re a journalist, it’s a great, great job, it’s a great...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldInvestors in anti-Brexit weekly include Mark Thompson and former Financial Times editor Lionel BarberLast modified on Mon 1 Feb 2021 18.53 ESTA consortium including the former New York Times chief executive Mark Thompson and the former Financial Times editor has backed a management buyout of the New European, the anti-Brexit weekly founded in the aftermath of the 2016 referendum.Thompson – also a former director general of the BBC – is perhaps the most prominent of the group supporting the buyout, led by the newspaper’s...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldInvestors in anti-Brexit weekly include Mark Thompson and former Financial Times editor Lionel BarberLast modified on Mon 1 Feb 2021 18.53 ESTA consortium including the former New York Times chief executive Mark Thompson and the former Financial Times editor has backed a management buyout of the New European, the anti-Brexit weekly founded in the aftermath of the 2016 referendum.Thompson – also a former director general of the BBC – is perhaps the most prominent of the group supporting the buyout, led by the newspaper’s...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldEmails from ‘best-known entertainment media outlet’ invite ‘Culture Council’ to pay for chance to publish on websiteLast modified on Sat 23 Jan 2021 16.29 ESTRolling Stone magazine is offering “thought leaders” the chance to write for its website if they are willing to pay $2,000 to “shape the future of culture”.The storied magazine, which has published journalism by writers including Hunter S Thompson, Patti Smith and Tom Wolfe, approached would-be members of its new “Culture Council” by email, telling them that they...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldEmails from ‘best-known entertainment media outlet’ invite ‘Culture Council’ to pay for chance to publish on websiteLast modified on Sat 23 Jan 2021 16.29 ESTRolling Stone magazine is offering “thought leaders” the chance to write for its website if they are willing to pay $2,000 to “shape the future of culture”.The storied magazine, which has published journalism by writers including Hunter S Thompson, Patti Smith and Tom Wolfe, approached would-be members of its new “Culture Council” by email, telling them that they...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldStung by scepticism over ‘luxury business trips’ in a pandemic, influencers in Dubai are touting their ‘hard graft’Last modified on Fri 15 Jan 2021 06.58 ESTWith a rising number of cases leading the UK to announce that the would be removed from its travel corridor list from Tuesday, British nationals returning home now face 10 days in isolation.And in the aftermath of that by the UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, social media users have realised that an extraordinary number of the former stars of the TV series Love...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldStung by scepticism over ‘luxury business trips’ in a pandemic, influencers in Dubai are touting their ‘hard graft’Last modified on Fri 15 Jan 2021 06.58 ESTWith a rising number of cases leading the UK to announce that the would be removed from its travel corridor list from Tuesday, British nationals returning home now face 10 days in isolation.And in the aftermath of that by the UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, social media users have realised that an extraordinary number of the former stars of the TV series Love...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGuardian investigation finds claims of safety issues, with workers saying they sometimes work 24-hour shiftsLast modified on Tue 22 Dec 2020 23.37 ESTThe fast fashion brand Boohoo is selling clothes made by Pakistani factory workers who say they face appalling conditions and earn as little as 29p an hour, an investigation by the Guardian has found.In interviews in the industrial city of Faisalabad, workers at two factories claimed they were paid 10,000PKR (£47) a month, well below the legal monthly minimum wage for...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGuardian investigation finds claims of safety issues, with workers saying they sometimes work 24-hour shiftsLast modified on Tue 22 Dec 2020 23.37 ESTThe fast fashion brand Boohoo is selling clothes made by Pakistani factory workers who say they face appalling conditions and earn as little as 29p an hour, an investigation by the Guardian has found.In interviews in the industrial city of Faisalabad, workers at two factories claimed they were paid 10,000PKR (£47) a month, well below the legal monthly minimum wage for...WW…

President’s fixer, fireman and ‘first friend’ now looks to be heading for an end pointLast modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 09.28 ESTOn election night, as it started to become clear that the presidency was slipping away from , his son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner was looking for a hero.He wanted someone like James Baker, the , the former White House chief of staff, Treasury secretary and secretary of state, who led George W Bush’s legal team during the Florida recount in 2000 in a role that as a strategic and diplomatic genius.He got .A fortnight ago, Giuliani was angrily defending...…President’s fixer, fireman and ‘first friend’ now looks to be heading for an end pointLast modified on Tue 15 Dec 2020 09.28 ESTOn election night, as it started to become clear that the presidency was slipping away from , his son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner was looking for a hero.He wanted someone like James Baker, the , the former White House chief of staff, Treasury secretary and secretary of state, who led George W Bush’s legal team during the Florida recount in 2000 in a role that as a strategic and diplomatic genius.He got .A fortnight ago, Giuliani was angrily defending...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThis blog is now closed. We’ve launched a new blog at the link below:We’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest: Here’s a quick recap of the latest developments:The White House and Democrats in the US congress have moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package, as president said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican party.With just two weeks to go until the US presidential election, Trump signaled a willingness to go along with...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThis blog is now closed. We’ve launched a new blog at the link below:We’ve launched a new blog at the link below – head there for the latest: Here’s a quick recap of the latest developments:The White House and Democrats in the US congress have moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package, as president said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican party.With just two weeks to go until the US presidential election, Trump signaled a willingness to go along with...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldExclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave traderFirst published on Wed 15 Jul 2020 00.03 EDTThe statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in on Wednesday morning – with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down.The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th-century merchant was , was erected at dawn by a team directed by the artist Marc...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldExclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave traderFirst published on Wed 15 Jul 2020 00.03 EDTThe statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in on Wednesday morning – with a sculpture of one of the protesters whose anger brought him down.The figure of Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth with her fist raised after the 17th-century merchant was , was erected at dawn by a team directed by the artist Marc...WW…