New York Times admits Emily Mortimer’s Lolita essay ‘plagiarized’ lines from 2018 Atlantic article about the controversial book Actress Emily Mortimer published an New York Times essay last week regarding the controversial 1955 novel Lolita The 49-year-old discussed how the book has managed to escape ‘cancel culture’ despite the current political climate The essay has … Read more
Society of Editors chief resigns after coming under fire for defending UK press from Prince Harry and Meghan’s racism claims Ian Murray, executive director of the Society of Editors, has tonight resigned It comes after he issued statement defending UK press from racism accusations He said remarks by Harry and Meghan in Oprah interview were ‘not … Read more
Newspapers and publishers have today united to urge MPs to investigate the Government’s ‘disgraceful’ obstruction of legitimate Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Boris Johnson has said he supports press freedom in Britain but an investigation has revealed that his Government operates a secretive taxpayer-funded ‘Clearing House’ allegedly stifling disclosure of data. Today civil servants have … Read more
Newspapers and publishers have today united to urge MPs to investigate the Government’s ‘disgraceful’ obstruction of legitimate Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Boris Johnson has said he supports press freedom in Britain but an investigation has revealed that his Government operates a secretive taxpayer-funded ‘Clearing House’ allegedly stifling disclosure of data. Today civil servants have … Read more
Twitter has unveiled new labels marking the tweets and accounts of ‘state-backed media’ as well as official government entities, in a move it says will ‘increase transparency and accountability.’ Twitter on Thursday announced the new steps to prevent the spread of content from state-affiliated media used to advance a government’s political agenda — a move … Read more
David Cameron’s sister-in-law Emily Sheffield will take over from George Osborne as editor of the Evening Standard, it was announced today. The former Tory chancellor stepped down after three years to become the editor-in-chief of the London free newspaper instead. Former deputy editor of Vogue Ms Sheffield – who has never shied away from airing her own political views … Read more