Support journalists, not countries that jail them
Published in The Guardian (August 5th, 2013) ‘I am jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that... Read Full Article
Media short-changes the poor with soft-soap aid coverage
Published in The Guardian (17th March, 2013) For several weeks, BBC television seems to have been dominated by build-up to Friday’s... Read Full Article
Why does no-one ever take the blame any more?
Published in The Daily Mail (February 13th, 2013) When Nick Clegg dropped into Hampshire to boost his party’s campaign in... Read Full Article
An epic, tragic blunder – but we must not let the BBC self-destruct
Published in The Independent on Sunday (November 11th, 2012) A few days ago, chatting to one of the country’s most... Read Full Article
It’s only your money going down the drain
Published in the Daily Mail (September 24th) The scandal is a parable for all that is wrong with government: a... Read Full Article
Losing from the start
Published in The Guardian (August 3rd, 2011) The whitewater rapids have run dry, the beach volleyball court has sprouted weeds... Read Full Article
My twitterspat with Paul Kagame
Published in The Guardian (May 17th, 2011) Returning home from a Saturday afternoon walk with the dog, I did what... Read Full Article
Can Twitter and the internet start a revolution?
Published in the London Evening Standard (December 7th, 2010) It began over drinks in a pub in Islington. Friends in... Read Full Article
East London may be the birthplace of a new Facebook
Published in the London Evening Standard (October 19th, 2010) It all seems so simple. One moment they are a bunch... Read Full Article