ARCHIVE ▸ RAYMOND SNODDY
28 Jun 2017
Facebook wants to go to Hollywood, Twitter wants to be a newsbrand and Google is facing a fine of eye-watering sums. It's been an interesting week for social media, writes Raymond Snoddy.
Why can't the BBC openly declare that a mandatory iPlayer log-in is about licence fee enforcement, wonders Raymond Snoddy.
14 Jun 2017
Rupert Murdoch and the right-wing tabloids' power over the general election outcome has diminished greatly compared with a number of years ago. Raymond Snoddy looks at what's changed.
07 Jun 2017
As Alex Mahon is named Channel 4's new chief executive, Raymond Snoddy examines the reasons behind the choice, and outlines the challenges - old and new - that await her.
31 May 2017
Leaders' debates on UK TV died in the 2010 general election when Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg emerged from the shadows to effectively upstage David Cameron, writes Raymond Snoddy.
24 May 2017
From the powerful to the tasteless, Ray Snoddy examines how the media - in all its forms - handled the atrocity in Manchester.
17 May 2017
It may not be as exciting as reporting on the chaos in Washington, but there’s no shortage of robust political reporting in the UK - despite the bias. By Raymond Snoddy.
10 May 2017
As MacKenzie leaves the Sun, does this signal an end to the excessively rude in popular British journalism - or is Murdoch simply having a clean-up ahead of Ofcom's decision on 21st Century Fox's Sky bid? By Raymond Snoddy.
03 May 2017
George Osborne’s interesting career change may turn out to be a master stroke for him personally - and provide a stimulus to national newspapers that want to deliver genuinely balanced Brexit coverage, writes Raymond Snoddy.
26 Apr 2017
As the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches a platform to combat fake news, Raymond Snoddy wonders if he can pull it off.
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