ARCHIVE ▸ RAYMOND SNODDY
22 May 2013
Following the Competition Commission's "brutal" ruling for Global Radio yesterday, Raymond Snoddy argues that there could also be severe repercussions for Local World as the OFT examines David Montgomery's regional newspaper initiative.
15 May 2013
From Sun+ Premier League clips and BT's 'free sports' deal to ITV's England qualifiers coverage and even Channel 4's Paralympics win - sport is shaking up vast swathes of the media. Yet the only certainty in all this flurry of activity is that there will be only one winner says Raymond Snoddy...
08 May 2013
As Sir Alex Ferguson announces he is to retire as manager of Manchester United, Raymond Snoddy argues there are lessons business leaders can learn. Indeed, it is not even too fanciful to see comparisons in the way that Peter Fincham, ITV's director of television, has built up an improving roster of programmes and executives. And after poaching BBC Four controller Richard Klein this week, his team is only getting stronger...
01 May 2013
Two weeks before the Hacked Off Royal Charter goes to the Privy Council for a formal signing off, media lawyer Geoffrey Robertson has reminded us what a poor record British judges have in protecting free speech and has suggested that an ombudsman would be a better resolution. We should listen says Raymond Snoddy, because the concept might break the impasse over competing Royal charters. But is it all too late?
24 Apr 2013
From an angry systems analyst paying out of his own pocket to place a full-page ad in the Guardian, to corporate apologies and M&C Saatchi Thatcher tributes - newspapers are still one of the strongest advertising mediums for sheer impact in a digital age. Why? By Raymond Snoddy.
17 Apr 2013
Appointing James Harding as director of news and current affairs of the BBC is a courageous move by director-general Tony Hall, says Raymond Snoddy. It's a tough job being in charge of 3,000 journalists, so what is Harding going to be up against in the new role, and how would he have handled the most recent kerfuffles at the BBC? Pens ready; its time for an exam...
10 Apr 2013
In a world where seemingly every other thought from Joe Public is, often on a whim, published for the world to see and as newspapers lose their grip over their long-held monopoly setting nationwide opinion, Raymond Snoddy looks at how social media has revolutionised public debate - and charts its pitfalls after a busy week of terrible tweets and censored comments.
03 Apr 2013
As the new BBC director general starts this week, Raymond Snoddy explains what he will need to do to help save a corporation undergoing one of the worst crises in its long history.
27 Mar 2013
Yahoo has made a millionaire out of 17 year-old app developer Nick D'Aloisio with the purchase of his news summary app, Summly – and although Raymond Snoddy says it’s great that news is being made more accessible via mobile devices - it's a little less good that quality, journalistic content is being turned into convenient bullet points.
19 Mar 2013
The newspaper industry had already swallowed many tough proposals, but the balance has now been tipped so unacceptably against them that the future course is clear: The Government insists this is a self-regulatory body - if that is so then membership is by definition voluntary and all the leading newspaper groups have to do is...nothing. By Raymond Snoddy.
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