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Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/charlie-kirk-shooting-people-fired-social-media
Published: September 13, 2025 10:00
Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social mediaCharlie Kirk shooting – latest news updatesReactions on social media to the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk have cost multiple…
Autocrats and tech bros want to live for ever. Here’s how bleak that future could be | Hanna Thomas Uose
Published: September 13, 2025 06:00
My novel explores the consequences of extreme longevity. Meanwhile, Putin and Xi are pondering immortality in real lifeI was in bed scrolling on my phone when I read the headline: Hot mic catches Xi and Putin discussing organ transplants and immortality.…
UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds
Published: September 13, 2025 05:00
Exclusive: A third of those polled do not tell bosses about use of tools and half think AI threatens the social structureIt is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears…
Stuart Craig obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/12/stuart-craig-obituary
Published: September 12, 2025 16:16
Oscar-winning production designer who helped recreate the fantastical world of Harry Potter in intricate detail on screenThe production designer Stuart Craig, who has died aged 83 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease, played a major role in bringing…
BBC weather presenter Jay Wynne dies aged 56 after long illness
Published: September 12, 2025 15:22
Fellow forecasters pay tribute to Wynne, described as a ‘great broadcaster’ with a ‘wicked sense of humour’The weather presenter Jay Wynne has died at the age of 56 after a long illness, his family have said.Wynne, who joined the BBC Weather team in 2000,…
‘Print has become more powerful than ever’: Edward Enninful launches new magazine
Published: September 12, 2025 14:21
Former British Vogue editor has mined his starry contacts book for first issue of 72, with Julia Roberts on the coverEighteen months after he wrapped up his tenure at British Vogue with a final issue featuring 40 famous women on the cover, Edward Enninful…
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
Published: September 12, 2025 11:00
The Naked Light by Bridget Collins; Exiles by Mason Coile; Alchemised by SenLinYu; Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei; Big Time by Jordan ProsserThe Naked Light by Bridget Collins (Borough, £18.99)The latest from the bestselling author of The Binding is set in…
The real bias monitor at CBS is Donald Trump | Seth Stern
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/12/cbs-bias-donald-trump
Published: September 12, 2025 10:00
The hiring of Kenneth Weinstein as an ombudsman hands the US president a seat at the editors’ deskNews outlets, including CBS, are free to run their editorial operations as they see fit. If they independently decide to hire a bias ombudsman, that’s their…
BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage
Published: September 12, 2025 08:00
Nigel Farage’s party featured in considerably more News at Ten bulletins than Lib Dems over six months, study findsThe BBC has come under renewed pressure over the amount of coverage dedicated to Reform UK after an analysis showed Nigel Farage’s party…
TV tonight: The Office spin-off The Paper hits its stride
Published: September 12, 2025 05:20
Undercover ops and newsroom sabotage at the Toledo Truth Teller. Plus: Robert Eggers’ remake of a 1922 horror classic. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky MaxThe Office spin-off finds its funny stride, as the staff of the Toledo Truth Teller get to…
French lawmaker calls for criminal inquiry into TikTok’s effect on children
Published: September 11, 2025 15:47
Move comes after parliamentary committee finds platform like a ‘slow poison’ to young people A French lawmaker has asked the state prosecutor for a criminal investigation into whether TikTok was responsible for “endangering the lives” of its young…
‘We are in a war’: rightwing media vow retribution for Charlie Kirk killing
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-shooting-rightwing-media-reaction
Published: September 11, 2025 15:08
Furious reaction from media figures and Donald Trump blames left for shooting of conservative activistCharlie Kirk shooting: latest updatesFull report: FBI says it found weapon as hunt for suspect continuesTrump blamed ‘radical left’ for Charlie Kirk’s…
Lachlan’s plan: tough decisions ahead for heir to Murdoch’s TV and papers empire
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/11/lachlan-plan-murdoch-tough-decisions-tv-papers-empire
Published: September 11, 2025 14:00
ITV series on hacking, future of Sun and Trump lawsuit among troubles facing son who now controls business“Don’t let the boys sell the papers after I die,” a former senior executive in the Murdoch empire recalls Rupert saying in more than one meeting over…
Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds
Published: September 10, 2025 23:01
The International IDEA’s survey of democratic markers finds US is offering ‘encouragement’ to populist leadersPress freedom around the world has suffered its sharpest fall in 50 years as global democracy weakens dramatically, a landmark report has…
Snapchat allows drug dealers to operate openly on platform, finds Danish study
Published: September 10, 2025 18:33
Social media platform accused of failing to filter out obvious usernames such as ‘coke’, ‘weed’ and ‘molly’Snapchat has been accused by a Danish research organisation of leaving an “overwhelming number” of drug dealers to openly operate on Snapchat, making…
Gregg Wallace launches legal claim against BBC over dismissal
Published: September 10, 2025 13:29
Former MasterChef host was dropped by BBC after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were upheldThe sacked MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has opened a legal claim against the BBC over his dismissal, according to court records.The data protection…
‘It was a fair shot’: Anna Wintour belatedly gives her verdict on The Devil Wears Prada
Published: September 10, 2025 11:17
The formidable Vogue boss said Meryl Streep’s subtle performance as a fictional fashion editor ‘had a lot of wit’ – adding that she attended the premiere wearing Prada without knowing its themeAnna Wintour, the outgoing editor-in-chief of Vogue, has…
‘His team loved and revered him’: Harry Potter director David Yates pays tribute to production designer Stuart Craig
Published: September 10, 2025 10:40
Craig was an artist of literally towering achievements, in films from The English Patient to Harry Potter, whose kindness won the loyalty of the huge teams he led• Stuart Craig, Oscar-winning production designer, dies aged 83Stuart Craig was a softly…
Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM
Published: September 10, 2025 10:37
Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency recordsThe publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a cache of leaked files revealed…
James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/10/james-mcavoy-reportedly-assaulted-in-toronto-bar
Published: September 10, 2025 10:12
Actor promoting his directorial debut California Schemin’ at the city’s film festival is reported to have been punched by another drinkerThe actor James McAvoy was assaulted in a bar in Toronto, it has been reported.According to People magazine, McAvoy was…
Labour comms director helped write manifesto while still working at TikTok
Published: September 10, 2025 08:00
Exclusive: James Lyons rewrote 2024 election pledges ‘over evenings and weekends’ before his exit from social media company A senior executive at TikTok helped write the Labour manifesto while still working at the Chinese-owned technology company, he has…
How to Save the Internet by Nick Clegg review – spinning Silicon Valley
Published: September 10, 2025 06:01
Instead of recognising that social media harms mental health and democracy, the former deputy PM and Meta executive repeats company talking pointsNick Clegg chooses difficult jobs. He was the UK’s deputy prime minister from 2010 to 2015, a position from…
Steve Irwin’s father condemns ‘reckless’ content creators amid outrage over videos of US man wrestling wild crocodiles
Published: September 10, 2025 03:38
Bob Irwin and animal rights organisations say Mike Holston – AKA ‘The Real Tarzann’ – should be deported from AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnline content creators…
Jon Stewart on Donald Trump: ‘Something is up with his health’
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/sep/09/jon-stewart-trump-health-epstein
Published: September 9, 2025 15:15
Late-night hosts discuss speculation over Trump’s health, his rebranding of the Pentagon and his alleged lewd birthday letter to EpsteinLate-night hosts react to speculation over Donald Trump’s health and the newly released screenshot of Trump’s alleged…
Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev
Published: September 9, 2025 13:55
Former PM’s private office forwarded business proposal from peer to owner of X in June 2024, leaked files suggestBoris Johnson contacted Elon Musk on behalf of the Evening Standard owner, Evgeny Lebedev, as part of an attempt to get the US tech billionaire…
BBC not ‘trying to ingratiate’ itself to Reform UK, Tim Davie tells MPs
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/09/bbc-reform-uk-tim-davie-mps
Published: September 9, 2025 13:28
Director general says broadcaster is ‘trying to get the balance right’ amid increased coverageUK politics live – latest updatesThe BBC’s director general has insisted the corporation is not “trying to ingratiate” itself to Reform UK, as he defended its…
‘The cushiest job in all of television’: Davina McCall, Liz Hurley and the boom in barely-there TV presenters
Published: September 9, 2025 10:51
From turning up in person for all of three minutes a series, to beaming in skits via iPad, reality TV hosts are going absolutely minimal effort. Nice work if you can get itTo watch BBC One’s new reality series Stranded on Honeymoon Island is to be hit with…
Herald Sun failed to seek response from Victorian MP Sam Groth and wife before article that invaded privacy, court documents claim
Published: September 9, 2025 10:18
Groth and wife Brittany are suing a News Corp paper for defamation and breach of privacy over incorrect claims of inappropriate relationshipGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Herald Sun failed to seek a response from Brittany…
‘Looks so sizzling they could fry an egg!’ How the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation changed my life
Published: September 9, 2025 04:00
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, starring Colin Firth, has its own fan group, has inspired university courses and was even featured in the Barbie movie. What’s behind its enduring appeal? I was born in the wrong century – or so my mother says,…
‘Most important, most beautiful, most musical’: Bagpuss set for big screen return
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/09/bagpuss-film-tv-show
Published: September 8, 2025 23:00
Stop-motion animation voted the UK’s all-time favourite kids’ show will be rebooted with the ‘saggy old cloth cat’ now busy mending in modern BritainMore than half a century has passed since the BBC aired 13 episodes of the story of a somnolent…
Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film groups ‘implicated in genocide’
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/08/film-pledge-israeli-institutions-palestinians
Published: September 8, 2025 18:54
Exclusive: Hundreds of film workers join new boycott initiative criticized by Israeli producers’ group as ‘misguided’Hundreds of actors, directors and other film industry professionals have signed a new pledge vowing not to work with Israeli film…
BBC announces all-female MasterChef presenting team after sacking of Wallace and Torode
Published: September 8, 2025 17:37
Grace Dent will host alongside chef Anna Haugh, who stood in for Gregg Wallace in final episodes of current seasonThe BBC has announced an all-female presenting team to host MasterChef after the previous judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode were…
Facebook fiasco: why is Mark Zuckerberg suing Meta?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/08/facebook-fiasco-why-is-mark-zuckerberg-suing-meta
Published: September 8, 2025 16:22
His account kept being deactivated, even though he had spent thousands of dollars to use the social media site for advertising. Just one of the perils of sharing a name with the world-famous tech billionaire ...Name: Mark Zuckerberg.Age: Unknown. Continue…
Big tech not stopping online sharing of child abuse images, eSafety commissioner says, amid new online codes
Published: September 8, 2025 15:04
Measures to protect children from harmful content such as AI chatbots to be implemented at the same time as the under-16s social media banGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s eSafety commissioner says none of the big…
Stephen Colbert’s Late Show wins first Emmy a month after cancellation news
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/08/stephen-colbert-late-show-emmy
Published: September 8, 2025 12:58
Show, ending in May 2026 after CBS’s controversial decision, won Creative Arts award for directing in a variety seriesThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert won its first-ever Emmy on Sunday, less than two months after news of its cancellation elicited a…
The Noel Clarke judgment was a victory for the freedom of the press – but it should also act as a warning | Nik Williams
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/08/noel-clarke-judgment-freedom-press-legal
Published: September 8, 2025 11:00
Embedded within Clarke’s legal action was a new threat to public interest reporting, despite his emphatic defeatNik Williams is a policy and campaigns officer at Index on CensorshipThe high court’s ruling in favour of the Guardian struck a powerful blow…
Nepal bans 26 social media sites including X, WhatsApp and YouTube
Published: September 8, 2025 05:41
Government in Kathmandu says companies failed to register under its new regulations, which have sparked a free speech outcryNepal has imposed a ban on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more than a dozen other big social media sites after accusing them of…
Impact of chatbots on mental health is warning over future of AI, expert says
Published: September 8, 2025 05:00
Nate Soares says case of US teenager Adam Raine highlights danger of unintended consequences in super-intelligent AIThe unforeseen impact of chatbots on mental health should be viewed as a warning over the existential threat posed by super-intelligent…
Behind the scenes of the Guardian’s libel battle with Noel Clarke – podcast
Published: September 8, 2025 02:00
The actor claimed accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy. The Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, and journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne on why the news organisation risked millions to defend its…
UK advertising watchdog accused of breaking rules in its own ad campaign
Published: September 7, 2025 23:01
Complaint lodged asks ASA to investigate claims made in promotion launched in conjunction with household brandsThe UK advertising watchdog has received a complaint about its own high-profile UK-wide campaign, accusing it of breaking the rules it enforces…
‘The Mother Teresa of Aussie supermarkets’: meet the woman cataloguing grocery deals on TikTok
Published: September 7, 2025 15:00
In the combat zone of the supermarket duopoly, Tennilles_deals is our protector, guiding us through each aisle with her weekly videos of sale productsMaya Angelou once said “a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people”…
Howard Stern’s future at Sirius XM in doubt as copycat podcasts poach his audience
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/07/howard-stern-sirius-xm
Published: September 7, 2025 13:00
Once a singular voice on the airwaves and satellite radio, the ‘King of All Media’ has seen his audience shrink markedlyHoward Stern was once one of the most powerful figures in American media: a controversial “shock jock” who thrived on controversy…
Cod digits and striped equids: new book celebrates media staple ‘the second mention’
Published: September 7, 2025 12:00
Married monographers have collated sometimes absurd word choices through which journalists avoid repetitionWhat would you do with “cod digits”? Can you identify a “monochrome mammal”? And what on earth is an “unfortunate ungulate”? They are all attempts by…
Broadcasters told not to air any booing of Donald Trump at US Open men’s final
Published: September 6, 2025 20:14
Trump will appear on big screen during national anthemBroadcasters asked ‘not to show any disruptions’US Open broadcasters have been asked not to show any negative crowd reactions to Donald Trump at Sunday’s men’s final.The president is expected to attend…
Matt Tebbutt to replace Gregg Wallace on MasterChef: The Professionals
Published: September 6, 2025 12:19
Chef and host of BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen to join 18th series as judge after Wallace dropped from programmeThe television host and chef Matt Tebbutt will replace Gregg Wallace as a judge on the next series of MasterChef: The Professionals following a…
‘Food is political’: the TikTok star shining a light on South African cuisine’s hidden gems
Published: September 6, 2025 11:00
Nick Hamman wants to help the local economy by enticing people to seek out township barbecues and family-run sandwich shopsSolly’s Corner, a fast food restaurant in downtown Johannesburg, was bustling. Slabs of hake and golden chips sizzled, green chillies…
What the ‘is Trump dead?’ rumours reveal about our current moment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/06/donald-trump-health-death-conspiracy-theories
Published: September 6, 2025 10:00
Speculation that swirled on social media offered an insight into conspiracy theories online, liberal fantasies and the attention economyThe death of Joseph Stalin took days to become public and remains fodder for conspiracy theories. The death of Donald…
Firefighters tackle blaze at BBC’s former HQ in west London
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/06/fire-bbc-hq-london-television-centre-helios-building
Published: September 6, 2025 09:16
One person treated at scene after emergency services called to nine-storey building shortly after 3amFirefighters are tackling a blaze in London’s White City after a fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday at the former BBC HQ.London fire brigade…
‘Existential crisis’: how Google’s shift to AI has upended the online news model
Published: September 6, 2025 08:00
Media sites are taking action on several fronts as traffic referrals dry up and AI companies plunder their contentWhen the chief executive of the Financial Times suggested at a media conference this summer that rival publishers might consider a “Nato for…
Tennis is new front in TV sport wars as Sky and TNT target female viewers
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/06/tennis-sky-sports-broadcasters-female-viewers
Published: September 6, 2025 07:00
Sky Sports’ overall audience is 31% female but that leaps to 58% with tennis: ‘No sport comes close,’ says one executiveAlongside the multibillion-pound battle for Premier League TV rights, tennis has emerged as another key offering in the broadcasters’…
EU fines Google nearly €3bn for ‘abusing’ dominant position in ad tech
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/05/google-fined-european-union
Published: September 5, 2025 17:36
Regulators ordered the tech giant to end ‘self-preferencing practices’ in advertising services but declined to force saleEuropean Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a €2.95bn ($3.5bn) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its…
The Guardian view on In Our Time: Melvyn Bragg has proved that media can be both serious and popular | Editorial
Published: September 5, 2025 17:20
After 27 years, the presenter is leaving one of BBC Radio’s finest programmes. He never talked down, and never dumbed down eitherOver the years, a select few BBC radio programmes have carved out distinctive niches in the nation’s affections. High on many…