The appointment of Laura Kuenssberg as ITN's new business Editor shows that channel 3 (as I used to call it) is serious about making itself a respected national news outlet again. I can't remember exactly when but at some point ITN news became a bit of a joke - particularly when it couldn't even make its mind up ...

Two journalists were killed every week in 2010 in a sustained effort to silence free reporting in many parts of the globe, reports the International News Safety Institute (INSI) INSI recorded that 97 journalists were killed last year in 30 countries, of whom 85 were murdered. Most of the victims were not ...

Eddie Mair quizzing John Hutton repeatedly on radio 4 about whether he was the Minister two years ago that said Gordon Brown would be a “disaster” as PM reminded me of a ridiculous children’s game. Once Eddie got the answer he wanted he was like the cat that got the cream. Is this what all those years of ...