I felt that we were really giving a huge public service – especially with so much disinformation out there
Sun editor Victoria Newton on the role of newspapers in the Covid-19 pandemic
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Create an open-source licence for news and let the tech platforms pay
ITV journalist's report from inside US Capitol: 'A crowd of furious men in camouflage wielding heavy wooden sticks encircled us'
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Comment: Is it time for news media to stop feeding the hamster wheel of fear around Covid-19?