The anonymous nature of the web, particularly online forums and social media networks, has for many years served to embolden an army of whistle-blowers, concerned-consumers and, at the other end of the spectrum, Internet Trolls. ...

The Culture Media and Sport Committee this week announced the launch of an inquiry into fake news. Following concerns that misleading reports played a role in determining the recent election result in the US, the ...

Parie Joshi started blogging at the age of fifteen as a way to de-stress. Four years on, Parie continues to maintain her blog Class & Glitter, offering readers a glimpse into her lifestyle and passion for ...

Proving just how much power social media influencers have, the new First lady Melania Trump has filed a lawsuit against a political blogger who reported rumours that she worked as a high-end escort. A judge ...

Newspaper publishing presses are very much like commercial aircraft, they cost millions to build and lose money when not “in flight”. For newspapers like The Guardian who have seen their print sales plummet in recent ...

January is a popular month for re-evaluating your career goals. As months go, this might not be the best time to look to jump ship. January is cold, dark and, following the expense of Christmas ...

Yesterday Theresa May landed in America for what is Donald Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader. They are two very different leaders with very different upbringings, and very different styles of engaging with the ...

According to a new report, social media influencers were among the top celebrity endorsers for brands in 2016. High profile social media influencers such as Hailey Baldwin, Kendall Jenner, Iris Apfel, Vogue Williams and Karlie Klossas made ...

According to recent research, 77% of content is being shared via ‘Dark Social’. Marketing company, RadiumOne found that over three-quarters of content coming from publishers or marketers is being shared via ‘Dark Social, versus just 23 ...

From fake news to alternative facts – the truth has always been somewhat of a moveable goalpost. Regardless of whether it has been sensationalised and twisted by a journalist or deflected and spun-out by a PR professional, ...

Facebook is making significant changes to the way it handles “trending news” as part of a concerted effort to remove “fake news” from the social network. Instead of focusing on individual items that have drawn a ...

The Supreme Court today voted by 8-3 that the Government cannot trigger Article 50 without an act of Parliament, meaning that MPs will be allowed a vote on the process of leaving the European Union: ...

Arron Banks, the multi-millionaire businessman, who donated more than £7 million to Nigel Farage’s Leave.EU campaign ahead of the Brexit referendum and who recently faced criticism after his name appeared in the Panama Papers linking him ...

Last Friday Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Although he promised to bring people together, his presidency has already created divisions and sparked protests across the world. We ...

While Barack Obama was the first American politician to turn to social media in his race for the Whitehouse, you could argue that Donald Trump was the first to use the medium (especially Twitter) to ...

OK, I have a bit of a problem with the headline of this blog. Although countless journalists and politicians are very fond of the phrase “ordinary working people”, I’ve yet to hear a clear definition ...

Seumas Milne, who was previously an associate editor and columnist at the Guardian, has announced he will permanently leave his position there to continue in his role as director of communications for Jeremy Corbyn. There ...

Bloggers might relish the opportunity to “let rip” in their own small part of cyberspace but they should remember they are bound by the same laws professional journalists must adhere to. For example, defamation is ...

There are very few presidents who had the charisma, charm, eloquence, coolness and global appeal as Barack Obama. Described as one of the greatest orators of his generation, Obama was one of a kind. But ...

It’s not often that the work of a humble TV reviewer from a Sunday broadsheet hits the headlines and goes viral – but we are living in strange times. Damien Love, a TV reviewer for ...