by Brian Cathcart (Picture: Howard Lake) So now we know the character of the relationship between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and News International, and it could hardly…

** From OpenDemocracy.net by Anthony Barnett When the scandal of Murdoch’s influence finally broke in July last year – thanks team Guardian – I took the opportunity to support the argument that…

by Deborah Orr On Monday, the Leveson Inquiry will begin a week-long questioning of newspaper proprietors. The man himself – Rupert Murdoch – will be making an appearance. Don’t waste any time…

by Brian Cathcart and Evan Harris Like all raw data, the Motorman Blue Book, published in a partially redacted form by Paul Staines on his Guido Fawkes blog, requires some introduction and…

by Brian Cathcart The Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, is angry about the publication on the Guido Fawkes blog of part of the Motorman files. What he doesn’t say, because no reasonable person…

**From CNN.com by Thais Portilho-Shrimpton Journalism is not as black and white as most people would like to believe. We ought to be able to see all shades of grey between the…

by Brian Cathcart The New Yorker’s recent long profile of the Daily Mail contained a passing reference to something that may be worthy of a little more attention than it has received.…

by Brian Cathcart ‘So you’re in favour of the government taking control of newspapers, then?’ Thus Jeremy Paxman to Hugh Grant on Newsnight. And a moment later: ‘But you do want statutory…

by Brian Cathcart There is an open secret at the Leveson inquiry. The judge knows it; the lawyers all know it; the witnesses from the press – including the editors – all…

by Brian Cathcart Lord Hunt says he is winding up the Press Complaints Commission, of which he is chairman, and will launch a new body “with teeth”. He has discussed this planned…