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Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”
Steve Coogan savaged the feral, gutter press on Newsnight last night - reserving his greatest scorn for the Daily Mail and the paper's editor Paul Dacre.
Blair: “The money is just a way of funding the rest of the things I do”
Tony Blair hit back against allegations of financial impropriety relating to his Middle East role in an interview on Indian TV last night, reports Shamik Das.
Booker Prize winner “chilled” by the world of blogs
Howard Jacobson, winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize and a columnist for the Indy, last night described the state of the British media “as a matter of great concern”.
Why have none of the tabloids led on Milly phone hack scandal?
None of this morning's tabloids have led on the News of the World Milly Dowler phone hack scandal; could this be because they're all complicit, asks Shamik Das?
Budget 2011: Reaction from the press
Shamik Das rounds up the best budget analysis and commentary in today's papers.
Radical ideas for a progressive majority: Making the media more accountable
Better regulation of the media - holding them to account like public servants are - was one of the ideas discussed at the Dragons Den session at the Fabian conference.