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Are our drama critics 'dead white men'?

Published: 20 May 2007

National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner thinks too many of them are. But the 'IoS' drama critic looks along the row at her first-night colleagues and begs to differ

Colin Murray: The pop picker who got serious

Published: 20 May 2007

Filling big shoes does not scare Colin Murray. The new Music Broadcaster of the Year tells Guy Adams that he relies on a John Peel rule - just play songs you like

Stephen Glover on The Press

Published: 20 May 2007

Judges' decisions need careful scrutiny to protect a free Press

'Gordon to be PM' - it's hardly front page news, is it?

Published: 20 May 2007

On The Press: Forty days and forty nights: the long hello rumbles on... and on

Peter York On Ads: It 'as to be Victoria Wood on cream puffs

Published: 20 May 2007

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After 21 years, BBC evicts 'Neighbours' from schedule

Published: 19 May 2007

Teatime may never be the same again. The BBC sent students and housewives across the country into mourning yesterday as it lost Neighbours to Five.

ITV admits sharp fall in income from phone-ins

Published: 18 May 2007

Hopes that Michael Grade could deliver an instant reversal in ITV's declining fortunes were dampened yesterday as the broadcaster revealed a steep decline in advertising revenue on its main channel.

BBC axes online education jobs

Published: 15 May 2007

The BBC is to axe all 200 posts within its online education service, BBC Jam, it was announced yesterday.

Reporter 'goaded' into Scientology interview rage

Published: 14 May 2007

A veteran Panorama reporter claimed he was goaded into an "elephant trap " when his temper erupted during the filming of a documentary which sparked a row between the Church of Scientology and the BBC.

Matthew Norman's Media Diary: Matthew v David: no contest!

Published: 14 May 2007

RARE INDEED it is to find something truly novel and refreshing in a newspaper, so when we do the event must be noted. I refer to what I believe to be the first rap-single-style mock confrontation on the pages of a quality title. It came on Friday in The Times, a paper in urgent need of reinvention after its triumphant decade as New Labour's official newsletter. "David Aaronovitch v Matthew Parris" was the tag line, which brought to mind Run DMC vs Jason Nevins, or Sugababes vs Girls Aloud.

Donald Trelford on The Press Tabloid vengeance and editorial triumphalism: it's the day of rest

Published: 14 May 2007

There may have been a touch of sentimentality about the London Press Club's decision to make The Mail on Sunday its Sunday Newspaper of the Year on its 25th anniversary. But the paper has been so consistently sharp, so consistently bright, and so consistently itself - "a newspaper not a snoozepaper", as its early promotional campaign promised - that few journalists will begrudge it the honour.

Advertising: Spot the link between a gorilla and chocolate

Published: 14 May 2007

The answer is that there isn't one - at least on the surface. Cadbury's latest advert for Dairy Milk will take quite a big risk by ignoring the product. Alex Benady goes behind the scenes

Raymond Snoddy on Broadcasting

Published: 14 May 2007

Web TV revolution offers chance to watch on smallest screens yet

Newspapers: Hail to the power of print

Published: 14 May 2007

Don't believe all you're being told about the death of the press: more people all over the world are reading newspapers. What's more, they're still a powerful medium for advertising, says Gavin O'Reilly

Claire Beale on Advertising

Published: 14 May 2007

Adland: where every pet is cared for and heavy petting is hidden

Natasha Desborough: My Life in Media

Published: 14 May 2007

'After an 18-month break I had lost all my confidence as a radio broadcaster. Getting back in the driver's seat is something I'm still really proud of'

Michael Parkinson: The smoothest of all operators

Published: 14 May 2007

From the big-band intro and jaunty descent of the stairs, to the post-show champagne, Ian Burrell has a masterclass from Parky, the king of chat.

Deborah Moggach: My Week In Media

Published: 14 May 2007

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My Mentor: Georgie Thompson On David Frost

Published: 14 May 2007

'He was someone I knew I would come to call both a mentor and a friend'

Scientologists at war with BBC

Published: 13 May 2007

BBC reporter 'loses the plot', as religious group confronts 'Panorama' programme-makers

Is there a spin-doctor in the house?

Published: 13 May 2007

Blair is going. Mandelson, Campbell, Whelan, Draper and Moore have long gone. Will Kevin Maguire of the 'Daily Mirror' fill their shoes? Unlikely, says Andy McSmith, but the spokesmen will keep spinning in the shadows

Newspapers may be changing but we will go on reading them

Published: 13 May 2007

On The Press: The industry has nothing to gain by talking itself down

Peter York On Ads: With one bound... it's Trinny and Susannah spring

Published: 13 May 2007

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The Big Question: Are soap operas on television too often, and is the quality suffering?

Published: 11 May 2007

Why are we asking this now?

Classic FM attracts record number of child listeners

Published: 11 May 2007

Classic FM has had a surge in the number of listeners under the age of 15, with a 52 per cent increase in the past three months.

Media

Are our drama critics 'dead white men'?

Colin Murray: The pop picker who got serious

Stephen Glover on The Press

'Gordon to be PM' - it's hardly front page news, is it?

Peter York On Ads: It 'as to be Victoria Wood on cream puffs

After 21 years, BBC evicts 'Neighbours' from schedule

ITV admits sharp fall in income from phone-ins

BBC axes online education jobs

Reporter 'goaded' into Scientology interview rage

Matthew Norman's Media Diary: Matthew v David: no contest!

Donald Trelford on The Press Tabloid vengeance and editorial triumphalism: it's the day of rest

Advertising: Spot the link between a gorilla and chocolate

Raymond Snoddy on Broadcasting

Newspapers: Hail to the power of print

Claire Beale on Advertising

Natasha Desborough: My Life in Media

Michael Parkinson: The smoothest of all operators

Deborah Moggach: My Week In Media

My Mentor: Georgie Thompson On David Frost

Scientologists at war with BBC

Is there a spin-doctor in the house?

Newspapers may be changing but we will go on reading them

Peter York On Ads: With one bound... it's Trinny and Susannah spring

The Big Question: Are soap operas on television too often, and is the quality suffering?

Classic FM attracts record number of child listeners

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