As national press leans strongly in favour of Conservatives, Labour opens...
The political leanings of the UK's national newspaper titles appear to be sharply at odds with those of the general public. Press Gazette analysis of UK national newspaper leader columns and editorial...
View ArticleNUJ blasts Desmond for giving UKIP £1.3m as he denies journalists pay rise...
The Daily Express owner Richard Desmond has donated £1m to UKIP's election fighting fund, bringing his total contribution to £1.3m. It was hailed by UKIP leader Nigel Farage who said that he hoped...
View ArticleNigel Farage accuses BBC of lacking UKIP ‘respect’ and makes police complaint
The BBC would lose funding and influence with UKIP in power, Nigel Farage has said. The UKIP leader has stepped up his battle with the broadcaster, accusing it of bias and undermining his party's...
View ArticleFarage says Newsnight ‘little more than a televised version of The Guardian’...
Nigel Farage has backtracked on a proposal to "exterminate" Doctor Who, instead saying Newsnight should be "put out to grass". The UKIP leader, who has accused the BBC of not giving his party the...
View ArticleHigh Court judge issues ruling in case of UKIP election candidate sued by...
A UKIP general election candidate intended to express a statement of fact when they claimed three Labour MPs knew many of the details of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, a High Court judge as...
View ArticleDaily Mirror apologises to former UKIP candidate after interpreting phone...
The Daily Mirror has apologised to a former UKIP candidate who it accused of making a Nazi salute on its front page in April 2013. (Picture shows original front page, left, and apology, bottom right)...
View ArticleIPSO clears undercover reporter after UKIP candidate complains over Mirror...
A freelance journalist's undercover investigation into a UKIP MP candidate was in the public interest, the Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled. Magnus Nielsen, who was standing for the...
View ArticleFormer UKIP PR chief Mark Croucher to be president of the Chartered Institute...
UKIP's former head of communications is to take over as president of the Chartered Institute of Journalists next month. News of the appointment of Mark Croucher, who was also head of media for the...
View ArticleFormer Times news editor: Murdoch has breached independence undertakings with...
Peter Evans was a journalist on The Times for 30 years with jobs including UK news editor, leader writer and head of the investigative news team. He said he is not affiliated to any particular...
View ArticleUKIP supporters heckle journalists at party’s manifesto launch as it pledges...
There were stormy scenes at UKIP’s manifesto launch today as party supporters booed journalists when their leader was asked if he was seeking to exploit the Manchester terror attack. Paul Nuttall was...
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