Ian Burrell

As well as writing The Media Column for the i each Monday, Ian Burrell writes The News Business column for The Drum on Thursdays and is a Media Consultant. He is a former Assistant Editor of The Independent and previously worked for the Sunday Times and ITV. Personal website: www.ianburrellmedia.com

World must pay attention to Taliban’s growing suppression of women

As the Taliban prioritise media relations, Afghan women have been abandoned 'in the worst country in the world for women'

Jeff Bezos faces calls to sack Will Lewis as Washington Post publisher

Time for political leaders to have a more honest and open dialogue with us all

Article thumbnail: Labour leader Keir Starmer during a visit to the Vulcan Boxing Club in Hull, East Yorkshire, during campaigning for the local and PCC elections. Picture date: Friday April 30, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

The Tiktok election: Parties’ embarrassing cracks at meme put-downs are own goals

Print is dying – yet the tabloids still wield enormous political power

The new magazine showcasing the positive side of 'dizzying' technological change

The spirit of fearless and fair investigative journalist Foot lives on

Hyper-competitive media industry finally opens up to embrace disability

China’s burgeoning international influence is a big story of our times

The one-man-band literary review that's outpacing the monthly magazines