Adam Sherwin
@adamsherwin.bsky.social
Arts and Media Correspondent, the i paper
Candidates for new BBC DG will ‘reject job unless Robbie Gibb goes’ inews.co.uk/news/civil-w... @theipaper.com
How 'civil war' inside BBC risks derailing hunt for new director general
Apple boss behind Slow Horses is tipped to be new director-general of a BBC in turmoil
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Candidates for new BBC DG will ‘reject job unless Robbie Gibb goes’ inews.co.uk/news/civil-w... @theipaper.com
‘A senior Labour figure asked if I was the weather girl’. Sophy Ridge talks sexism, GB News and her new Sky News breakfast show inews.co.uk/news/media/s... @sophyridge.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social @theipaper.com
Sophy Ridge: Why politicians like Nigel Farage shouldn't be TV presenters
Sky News's morning host says politicians should get off GB News and face proper grilling
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November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
‘A senior Labour figure asked if I was the weather girl’. Sophy Ridge talks sexism, GB News and her new Sky News breakfast show inews.co.uk/news/media/s... @sophyridge.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social @theipaper.com
Zack Polanski to get ‘in-depth’ Laura Kuenssberg interview after Green conference slot dropped due to ‘time constraints’ inews.co.uk/news/media/b... @theipaper.com @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
BBC to give Polanski interview with Kuenssberg after ‘anti-Green’ bias complaints
The new Green Party leader will get an 'in-depth' interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg after a slot from the party's conference was cancelled
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October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Zack Polanski to get ‘in-depth’ Laura Kuenssberg interview after Green conference slot dropped due to ‘time constraints’ inews.co.uk/news/media/b... @theipaper.com @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
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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September 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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
‘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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September 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
‘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
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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September 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
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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August 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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
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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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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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July 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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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Our chief executive Anna Ganley spoke to @adamsherwin.bsky.social at @theipaper about how "the buck stops with the author,"
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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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July 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
'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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April 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
'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
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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April 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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
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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
@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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March 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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
@adamsherwin.bsky.social reports
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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March 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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
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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March 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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...
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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March 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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
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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March 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Happy 94th birthday, Rupert Murdoch inews.co.uk/news/media/m... @theipaper.com
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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February 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Is Rupert ok? inews.co.uk/news/murdoch... @theipaper.com
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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February 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Murdoch papers unload on Trump: why selling out Ukraine crossed a red line for Rupert inews.co.uk/news/media/r... @theipaper.com
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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February 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Speculation Doctor Who will be shelved if Disney ends deal - time to give it a rest? inews.co.uk/news/media/w... @theipaper.com
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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February 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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
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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February 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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
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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February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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
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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February 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ITV bosses were primed for a ‘Gino explosion’ after Gregg Wallace exposé inews.co.uk/news/itv-dro... @inews.co.uk
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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February 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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