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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · 14d

Murdoch papers boss Rebekah Brooks is portrayed as icy and disdainful in Ep 2 of ITV hacking drama The Hack inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @theipaper.com @hackedoff.bsky.social

Rebekah Brooks portrayal in phone hacking drama rings alarm bells at Murdoch HQ

ITV hacking drama from 'Mr Bates vs Post Office' team could prompt calls for Leveson 2 press inquiry

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Sep 9

‘Rupert Murdoch will never really retire. As he always says they’ll have to carry him out in a box.’ inews.co.uk/news/media/f... @theipaper.com

Future of The Sun and The Times secured after Murdochs' News Corp deal

Lachlan Murdoch secures Rupert's empire legacy, lifting threat of sell-off for UK newspapers

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Sep 7

Farage 'benefiting from receiving far more TV News coverage than other leaders' as 'four in ten Reform UK claims go unchecked,' academics find inews.co.uk/culture/tele... @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @stephencushion.bsky.social @theipaper.com

No, Farage is not given more airtime than other politicians, new research finds

A study by Cardiff University has challenged accusations Farage is given a disproportionate amount of coverage on political shows, although four in 10 Reform claims go unchecked

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Aug 16

Starmer’s student walk-on role in indie rock history dramatised in new Reception musical based on songs by The Wedding Present inews.co.uk/news/enterta... @weddingpresent.bsky.social @theipaper.com

The new musical about Keir Starmer's uni days - where no one can remember his name

The Prime Minister's role in the formation of cult 80s indie band The Wedding Present is told in a new musical based on the band's songs

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Jul 10

The ongoing controversy surrounding The Salt Path by Raynor Winn has raised all sorts of difficult questions about fact checking and truth.

Our chief executive Anna Ganley spoke to @adamsherwin.bsky.social at @theipaper about how "the buck stops with the author,"

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Salt Path controversy raises questions over 'luvvie' book world culture

Authors are under pressure to write memoirs that are 'too good to be true', insiders say

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Jul 9

Publisher should donate profits to charity if Salt Path ‘deceit’ claims true says Richard Osman inews.co.uk/news/media/s... @theipaper.com @richardosman1.bsky.social

Salt Path controversy raises questions over 'luvvie' book world culture

Authors are under pressure to write memoirs that are 'too good to be true', insiders say

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Apr 20

'It's cultural vandalism': tears and anger as Observer staff end Guardian era inews.co.uk/news/its-cul... @theipaper.com @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @shattenstone.bsky.social @gonuj.org

'It's cultural vandalism': tears and anger as Observer staff end Guardian era

Guardian staff 'banged out' Observer colleagues in emotional scenes as the Sunday paper transfers to start-up Tortoise Media from Tuesday

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Apr 16

Positive coverage of Reform UK in The Sun won’t lead to an endorsement just yet - but ‘terrible’ Badenoch should be worried inews.co.uk/news/politic... @theipaper.com

Farage eyes Murdoch backing - as ‘terrible’ Badenoch watches from sidelines

Nigel Farage is hoping to secure Rupert Murdoch's backing - but the Sun's positive spin on Reform UK is bad news for Kemi Badenoch

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · Mar 28

The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

@adamsherwin.bsky.social reports

Trump vs The Atlantic: How a five-year feud boiled over with ‘Signalgate’ scoop

The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Mar 28

Signalgate scoop mag @theatlantic.com refused to bend the knee. And President Trump hates it inews.co.uk/news/trump-a... @theipaper.com @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social @helenlewis.bsky.social

Trump vs The Atlantic: How a five-year feud boiled over with ‘Signalgate’ scoop

The fury in the West Wing over the group chat leak published by monthly magazine The Atlantic runs far deeper than the story itself

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Mar 19

UK Govnt should follow Australia and ban under-16s from social media says Netflix Adolescence writer Jack Thorne @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/media/a...

Adolescence is the new Mr Bates vs The Post Office - and it could change laws

Online safety campaigners hail Netflix drama, which has jolted Whitehall into a pledge to tackle violent and misogynistic content

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Mar 15

New James Bond novels will reboot 007 for Trump era: ‘What is intelligence? Who are your allies and who are your foes?’ Q to get spin-off novels too inews.co.uk/news/enterta... @theipaper.com

James Bond is being rebooted for the new world order - here's everything we know

James Bond will be rebooted for the Trump era with 007 navigating a world where old allies can no longer be trusted. The Ian Fleming estate wants to work with Amazon on new Bond stories including a sp...

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Mar 11

Happy 94th birthday, Rupert Murdoch inews.co.uk/news/media/m... @theipaper.com

'Murdoch hates Trump. He thinks he is a moron,' says the man behind books on both

Michael Wolff, a former Murdoch biographer who wrote Fire and Fury, the tell-all expose of the in-fighting that paralysed the first Trump administration, spoke to The i Paper about the US President's ...

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Mar 2

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'A bickering old married couple': How Murdoch and Trump's relationship soured

Rupert Murdoch hates being on the outside of any inner circle but Elon Musk is now Trump's 'first buddy'

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 26

Is Rupert ok? inews.co.uk/news/murdoch... @theipaper.com

Murdoch turns on Musk and his 'job-slashing triumphalism' after attacking Trump

Rupert Murdoch's New York Post advises the US President to 'tell Elon to knock it off', as the schism grows between his US papers and the Trump administration

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 21

Murdoch papers unload on Trump: why selling out Ukraine crossed a red line for Rupert inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @theipaper.com

'It's personal': Rupert Murdoch's American newspapers turn against Trump again

'When Trump took Putin’s side over Ukraine it crossed a red line. It’s personal for Rupert - he believes in the cause,' says a News Corp insider

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 18

Speculation Doctor Who will be shelved if Disney ends deal - time to give it a rest? inews.co.uk/news/media/w... @theipaper.com

Why shelving Doctor Who could be the best thing to happen to it

The future of the Time Lord may hang in the balance, according to reports. Would resting the sci-fi show preserve its value?

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 17

The White Lotus vs EastEnders at 40. Does BBC have the firepower to compete in global drama battle? inews.co.uk/culture/tele... @theipaper.com

Two big TV moments this week show why the BBC is losing out to streaming giants

The White Lotus vs EastEnders' 40th anniversary is a sign of how the funding crisis is leaving BBC drama in limbo

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 13

Channel 4 new reality show The Inheritance. 12 strangers in a country house employ deception and scheming to win a cash prize. Sounds familiar… inews.co.uk/news/enterta... @theipaper.com

Channel 4 is making its own version of The Traitors as it fights back after cuts

'The Inheritance' is a game of deception and betrayal from the makers of 'The Traitors' UK. Can it revive the network forced to cut jobs and axe shows?

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 10

Over 75s urged to claim free TV licence if they are eligible - 500,000 who are, currently don’t. Would cost BBC £83m inews.co.uk/news/media/p... @inews.co.uk @policyinpractice.bsky.social @silvervoices.bsky.social

Almost 500,000 pension credit claimants missing out on free TV licence

Some 475,000 pensioners over-75 are yet to claim a free TV licence, but taking up the concession would blow an £83m hole in the BBC's funding

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 7

ITV bosses were primed for a ‘Gino explosion’ after Gregg Wallace exposé inews.co.uk/news/itv-dro... @inews.co.uk

ITV drops Gino D'Acampo following claims of inappropriate behaviour

ITV has shelved Gino D'Acampo's Family Fortunes and has no plans to work again with TV chef. D'Acampo denies claims of inappropriate sexual behaviour

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 5

Kay Burley quits Sky News after 36 years as channel shifts from TV rolling news. Burley is to launch a ‘new chapter’ elsewhere inews.co.uk/news/media/k... @inews.co.uk

Kay Burley quits Sky News after 36 years

The presenter told viewers on Wednesday morning that today's show was her last

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 4

Rupert Murdoch wore fall-resistant £160 HOKA sneakers to the Oval Office. The ultimate ‘master of the world power flex’ inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @inews.co.uk

The photo that suggests Rupert Murdoch still has Donald Trump's ear

The media mogul may have been in the Oval Office but he's battling the tech bros for the President's attention - and he's not insulated from Trump's tongue-lashing

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Feb 4

Rupert Murdoch was back in the Oval Office but now he’s battling the tech bros for the President's attention - & he still got a tongue-lashing from Trump inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @inews.co.uk

The photo that suggests Rupert Murdoch still has Donald Trump's ear

The media mogul may have been in the Oval Office but he is battling the tech bros for the President's attention - and he's not insulated from Trump's tongue-lashing

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Adam Sherwin @adamsherwin.bsky.social · Jan 30

Govnt sources are briefing radical options to reform the BBC licence fee. So we’ll probably end up with much the same but with a ‘progressive’ taper @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/media/t...

How the TV licence fee might change and how it could impact you

Making richer viewers pay more and a 'Netflix tax' are among ideas being considered for reform of the BBC levy - which is most likely to win support?

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