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Ian Burrell

As well as writing The Media Column for the i each Monday, Ian Burrell writes The News Business column for The Drum on Thursdays and is a Media Consultant. He is a former Assistant Editor of The Independent and previously worked for the Sunday Times and ITV. Personal website: www.ianburrellmedia.com

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Ian Burrell

BBC’s election coverage more important than ever but Newsnight has been neutered

Cuts to Newsnight mean it is being reduced to a 30-minute 'interview, debate and discussion show'

Ian Burrell

The long decline of the UK’s local media is speeding up

Ian Burrell

How Reuben Reuter confronts politicians and disability prejudice

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Ian Burrell

The BBC’s Israel-Gaza reporting has inflicted lasting damage on its global reputation

Ian Burrell

Conservative media is in flux – just as the Tories are gripped by power struggle

Article thumbnail: A car drives along a flooded road in Romsey, southern England, on November 2, 2023 as strong winds and heavy rain from Storm Ciaran hits Britain. High winds and heavy rain brought by storm Ciaran caused major disruption in southern England on November 2, 2023, with shipping from the port of Dover suspended for several hours and hundreds of schools closed. Winds of up to 100/110 km/h were expected in the morning, and up to 100 km/h in the afternoon, according to the weather forecast on the British government website. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: A car drives along a flooded road in Romsey, southern England, on November 2, 2023 as strong winds and heavy rain from Storm Ciaran hits Britain. High winds and heavy rain brought by storm Ciaran caused major disruption in southern England on November 2, 2023, with shipping from the port of Dover suspended for several hours and hundreds of schools closed. Winds of up to 100/110 km/h were expected in the morning, and up to 100 km/h in the afternoon, according to the weather forecast on the British government website. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Journalist Michael Crick outside Milbank Studios in London. Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative MP and former leader of the opposition has been cleared of wrongdoing over the 'Betsygate' row after the Committee on Standards and Privileges dismissed complaints that he improperly employed his wife as a secretary. Mr Crick had complained that Mrs Duncan Smith had not carried out any duties as her husband's diary secretary and that any work she may have carried out was no more than would be expected by the spouse of a prominent MP and did not amount to 25 hours a week.
Article thumbnail: Journalist Michael Crick outside Milbank Studios in London. Iain Duncan Smith, Conservative MP and former leader of the opposition has been cleared of wrongdoing over the 'Betsygate' row after the Committee on Standards and Privileges dismissed complaints that he improperly employed his wife as a secretary. Mr Crick had complained that Mrs Duncan Smith had not carried out any duties as her husband's diary secretary and that any work she may have carried out was no more than would be expected by the spouse of a prominent MP and did not amount to 25 hours a week.
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