Public demand inquiry into Murdoch expansion

There is strong public support for an independent investigation into the bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to take full control of BSkyB, shown in an opinion poll to be published today.- 27/12/2010, Press

Blatter hits back at media critics

The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has defended the decision to award the World Cup to Russia and Qatar, saying it was "natural" to spread the tournament around the world. - 23/12/2010, News & Comment

Oliver Duggan: 'Gays', the Pentagon and the Media: the erosion of Civil Liberties

Since Harry Truman signed homophobia into law in 1950, the US military has been the last bastion of inequality and degradation in a country that, in almost every other way, is the very definition of e ...- 03/12/2010, World

Would social media change your vacation plans?

If not, you're not alone - a new survey by US travel analyst Ypartnership has suggested that despite the multitude of travel brands using social media, travelers are still reluctant to take advice from Facebook or Twitter.- 03/12/2010, News & Advice

Anglo sells steel units for $932m

The mining giant Anglo American has agreed to sell its steel-grinding media unit to the Australian producer One Steel for US$932m (£580m).- 15/11/2010, Business News

Andrew Buncombe: Who has the "most free" media - India or Pakistan?

Across both India and Pakistan, the media is booming. �New television channels are starting up and people are buying more newspapers than ever before. Forget about the crisis the traditional media is ...- 11/11/2010, World

John Rentoul: Newspapers are producing less foreign news - does that matter?

Number 422 in my series of Questions to Which the Answer is No was asked by Charlie Beckett, Director of Polis, the media think-tank at the LSE, who wrote about it yesterday. I am afraid it is a bit l ...- 08/11/2010, Commentators

Murdoch to use media rules to seize BSkyB?

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation could use media merger guidelines issued six years ago to wrest control of BskyB after the Government's intervention in the deal.- 07/11/2010, Business News

John Duerden: Asian Football:End Of Afshin Ghotbi's Iranian Saga In Sight

It doesn’t take much to get the Tehran sports media excited. When it comes to football, the newspapers have the freedom to say pretty much what they want and are not too concerned as to what is true a ...- 05/11/2010, Sport

David Usborne: Hold on, The First Polls are Closing

So, here we go.� Polls have just closed in Indiana and in one portion of Kentucky.� No hard information yet* and the whole media world is still predicting a giant Republican sweep tonight.�� Well, let ...- 02/11/2010, World

Banksy wins award for documentary

- 02/11/2010, News

Simon Rice: Is Harry Redknapp's media black-out threat such a bad thing?

Harry Redknapp has threatened a media black-out should the FA take action against him following his comments after Tottenham's match with Manchester United. The Spurs manager was understandably furiou ...- 02/11/2010, News & Comment

Simon Rice: Would a Harry Redknapp media black-out be such a bad thing?

- 02/11/2010, News & Comment

'Evening Standard' wins top awards

The Independent's sister newspaper, the London Evening Standard, has won two of the most prestigious accolades in publishing, being named Media Brand of the Year and also receiving the Grand Prix Gold at the Media Week awards.- 30/10/2010, Press

Tablet computer sales to hit 208 million in 2014

Sales of tablet computers like Apple's iPad are expected to soar from nearly 20 million units this year to 55 million next year and over 208 million in 2014, market research firm Gartner said Friday.- 17/10/2010, Gadgets & Tech