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Does ‘free speech’ even exist? Historian Fara Dabhoiwala joins alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber on Media Confidential to discuss how this dangerous idea has been used—and misused—throughout history. Listen to the full episode: prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…

GB News thinks it will be the main challenger to the BBC by 2028. Yet its owner, Paul Marshall (who would sell off BBC) seems rather muddled as to why he started it. My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/70…

Paul Marshall says he thinks most of the British media is biased and tribal. So he set up GB News Go figure prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/70…

🎧: On Media Confidential, alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber are asked if they would ever pay for an interview—and if there are any interviewees who would be off limits. prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…

🎧: Vox editor-in-chief Swati G. Sharma joins alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber on Media Confidential to discuss why her publication’s style is working for gen Z. prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…

"Fundamentally, 100 per cent, 22-carat wrong...maybe mortally stupid." Former leader Neil Kinnock opens up on Labour's attempt to fight Farage on his own ground prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/labou…

The loss of a journalistic hero, Duncan Campbell, highlights the gulf between great journalism and the morass of mid and disinformation out there today. My column. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/70…

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My son, Hugo Haag, releases his debut album on 20 June. Played with the wonderful Boris Kucharsky, Thomas Caroll & Gorka Plada Giron. It's a wonderful album. If you would like to review please DM me and I will get the full download sent. A taster; enjoy! open.spotify.com/track/0h4r1Nnv…

A new Amnesty UK report shows there have been 71 attacks or threats against journalists in Northern Ireland since 2019. We must stand up for good journalism, writes alan rusbridger. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/70…

"The first time I orgasmed with a client was intimacy overload" By Tilly Lawless prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/lives/69…

The latest Prospect hits the streets. 3 terrific must-reads on AI. Kinnock on Starmer. The battle for Columbia Uni. Touring settler Jerusalem. Ben Ansell’s new column. Youmna ElSayed on Gaza. Abbott on dating Corbyn. And (best teaser of the month) “Orgasms at work” IYKYK 😉

🎧: News outlets should be wary of making deals with “a company or industry that fundamentally doesn't want you to exist”, says Karen Hao, author of ‘Empire of AI’, on Media Confidential with alan rusbridger and Lionel Barber. prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…

Still unsure how this is allowed on a “news & current affairs” Channel or programme. How can it be right that the “leader /owner” & sitting MP is allowed to push his own narrative as a presenter on a station or programme ? alan rusbridger Stewart Purvis 1/

The victim was John Sutherland, the 86-year-old literature professor. The burly man who broke his ribs was a policeman. This strange case raises important questions, writes alan rusbridger. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/crim…

Substack - the hot new publishing platform. listen to me and alan rusbridger tackle co-founder Hamish McKenzie on why it’s a hit and how they saw off Mr Musk podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/med…

A policeman broke the ribs of John Sutherland, the 86-year-old emeritus professor of English at University College, London. Why? ✍🏼 alan rusbridger prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/crim…

The BBC is apparently both too pro-Israel and too anti-Israel. Only one of those narratives is amplified. My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/70…

‘Perception of partiality’? If it meets the impartiality framework in the editorial guidelines it should be shown. If it doesn’t, BBC should explain why. Otherwise this looks like fear x.com/basement_films…