Wow - Will Lewis OUT at the Washington Post. Comes after hundreds of journalists laid off and a huge outcry.

NEW: Researcher paid private investigators for info about alleged unlawful activity at Daily Mail publisher, high court has heard. Graham Johnson made payments, mainly funded by Max Mosley. Says he never paid for witness testimony - only journalistic material: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

NEW: ‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers The Jeff Bezos era not unfolding in the way many hoped in 2013. Big news and a grim day: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

SCOOP: I understand the Mark Thompson was sounded out about applying for a second stint at the helm of the BBC to steer it through a crucial period. But he's committed to CNN and staying put... Details: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

NEW: Older women disappear from BBC presenting roles - while older men seen as gaining “gravitas”, an internal review has found. It hears older women either have to look younger or adopt “idiosyncratic personas”. No surprise to some women in TV I spoke to… www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

NEW: Tim Davie will stand down as the BBC's director general on 2 April. Rhodri Talfan Davies, the BBC's director of nations, will act as Interim Director-General until a new, permanent Director-General starts. Process to find Davie's replacement is underway.

NEW: Sadie Frost tells court there was ‘price put on my head’ by Daily Mail publisher Her legal team points to emails stating ANL journalist was "interested" in stories about her from a convicted phone hacker. ANL denies allegations of unlawful info gathering. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

NEW: BBC faces ‘profound jeopardy’ without funding overhaul, Tim Davie tells the Guardian. He rejects ads/subscriptions to fund the BBC but also doesn't want to keep pushing up licence fee. Sounds like the BBC may push for a household levy, increasing the base. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

9.4 million for #TheTraitors finale (9.6 million peak), up 2 million on last year. The Celeb Traitors was out ahead with 11 million deadline.com/2026/01/the-...

Wow, Rachel did an absolute number on Faraaz. Best Traitor ever?

NEW: Prince Harry accuses Daily Mail publisher of wanting to drive him ‘to drugs and drink’ Duke of Sussex says Associated Newspapers has made Meghan’s life ‘an absolute misery’ and alleges it used unlawful means to secure stories ANL denies wrongdoing. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

A poignant moment in court as Prince Harry appears to hold back tears, as he says his treatment has "only got worse" from Associated since his litigation began. His voice cracks as he says: "They continue to come after me. They have made my wife’s life an absolute misery, my lord.”

NEW: Prince Harry accuses the Mail's publisher had "an obsession of having every aspect of my life under surveillance". He makes the claim in a witness statement. In court, he says friends did not leak info about him. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

NEW: Day 2 of Prince Harry and others vs Daily Mail publisher - court hears he feels targeted for standing up to the titles. His team point to 14 articles they believe included unlawful info gathering. Associated now responding - claiming lack of evidence. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

NEW: Day 1 of Prince Harry & other claimants vs the Daily Mail publisher over unlawful info gathering is done… Included today - a claim a private investigator pretended to be from the Guardian to get info on behalf of Mail journalist. ANL denies all the claims www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Prominent PR firm accused of employing an intermediary to favourably edit client Wikipedia pages. It's Portland, founded by Tim Allan, now Keir Starmer's comms chief. No suggestion Allan involved. Great work by @tbij.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

X down? Just me?

NEW: New BBC plan for YouTube content on way Not a surprise, but huge questions about the detail, most obviously: Could licence fee cash go on content you don't need a licence fee to watch?! Big debate about changing with the times vs feeding the competition: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

In a big week for media moves - another... Amol Rajan leaving the Today programme. Here We Go! In a sign of the times, he's going to launch a content creator company. New media's march continues... www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

NEW: Cathy Newman joining Sky News. Here We Go! She'll front Sky News’ 7 o’clock flagship daily politics slot, present a new podcast and work on investigations/docs. Sky leaning into brand-making journalists model...

In court, the BBC confirms our story from last month - it will ask for Trump’s $10bn case against it to be dismissed. It asks the judge not to make it undertake expensive disclosure research before the attempt to dismiss concludes. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Gregg Wallace has said he was "stupid, defensive, and arrogant" for making the “middle-class women of a certain age" comment. He's written a - yes - Substack post about his behaviour. Admits to sexual comments, but says no worse than other shows... blames a change in "culture".

NEW: End of the ‘traffic era’ of the internet for publishers... Media execs around the world are predicting epic fall in web traffic over the next three years. One of the results... trying to turn their journalists into content creators. Will it work? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Anyone who has successfully played Star Wars Villainous - congratulations on your PhD.

I have no interest in fantasy writing, I'm not a computer games guy & it's pretty disposable... so why can't I stop listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl? Mostly the amazing voice acting from performer Jeff Hays. AI quite a distance from replicating his abilities - ironic, as he voices an AI...

NEW: The BBC is staying on X, says its director general, Tim Davie. He says he has come under pressure to take the broadcaster off the platform, but says it needs to be there to counter misinformation aimed at young people around the world. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Something triggered deep in my bones when I heard about the end of Trans World Sport. I'm sure like many others, for years I caught up with everything from jai alai to Greco-Roman wrestling - usually while waiting for cartoons to start. RIP!

Not sure he should have been batting at all straight after being blocked from a night club, let alone short-pitched stuff

A proper marmalade dropper of a discovery here - an “extraordinary” iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca... Amazing stuff. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Another day, another football podcast sets a first... Goalhanger's The Rest Is Football secures worldwide rights for historic Premier League footage, from its inception in 1992 to May 2025. Nostalgia works online... interesting to see how this does.

NEW: You wait years for an ex-footballer called Gary to become a media mogul, then two come... Global take majority stake in Gary Neville's The Overlap... Pundits developed by trad media making waves on YouTube - the media story of our times... more to come. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

NEW: Reddit has ballooned in the UK, overtaking TikTok as Britain’s fourth most visited social media service. Why? Search algorithms, and gen Z's changing earch habits. A story examining Reddit's rise: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

NEW: How the humble pot of Vaseline has become the poster child for an advertising revolution. Big companies are now shifting huge spending to content creators. Are they becoming media companies themselves? And how worried should traditional media be? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback. Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it. Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

As someone who just discovered Asura, I can confirm it is wonderful - and unusually cinematic - television. Anyone new to Koreeda's work, start with Shoplifters. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Helpful overview from @michaelsavage.bsky.social of the funding options for the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Statisticians of Bluesky - what to make of this please? "winning both the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker and then five numbers and the bonus ball on Lotto are over 24 trillion to one" nation.cymru/news/welsh-c...

NEW: When Liz Truss launched her show, it took her into the orbit of Maga media largely ignored by the mainstream - but with influence. Truss is not alone in thinking there is now a viable audience in the UK. A deep dive into Truss’s MAGA UK effort. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Life hack - listen to deep ambient music in the office. It makes you feel like you're in a montage and you do more work. Productivity crisis over.

Chloe Hubbard, currently UK Editor at the Independent, IN as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror. Feel like the Fabrizio Romano of newspapers. #HereWeGo

NEW: ANOTHER editor out at Reach. Mirror editor Caroline Waterston is to step down at the end of the year.

NEW: Journalist Simon Heffer to be made a Conservative peer.

WOW - Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. From their press release - Buying Warner Bros Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)

Plymouth Argyle are going through an awful time, with bad decisions over a long period. I've disagreed with many of them. But whatever you think about him, not many (any?) owners who would write 2,000 warts & all words on it all. Respect to Simon Hallett. #pafc www.pafc.co.uk/news/chairma...

So who's the winner for the most wrong "your listening age"?

The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time? By @jim.londoncentric.media www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

A new twist in an old tale - the BBC is usually criticised for taking hoards of staff to major events. Now it's under attack for a plan to commentate on some smaller World Cup games from the UK. How costs, time zones and distances are causing a headache: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

NEW: Richard Hughes resigns from the OBR over budget leak. Along with BBC leadership, a recent resurgence of people in public service jobs taking responsibility.

‘Rothmere’s hopes of creating a conservative media powerhouse have been rekindled’…a deep dive worth a read here👇