Jonathan Freedland
Summary
Jonathan Saul Freedland (born February 25, 1967) is a British journalist, who writes a weekly column for The Guardian and a monthly piece for the Jewish Chronicle. Freedland has previously written for The Daily Mirror and as of September 2005, he writes each Thursday for the London Evening Standard. Born into a Jewish family, he is the son of Michael Freedland, the biographer and journalist.Educated at University College School, a boys' independent school in Hampstead, London, and at Wadham College at the University of Oxford, he started his 'Fleet Street' career at the short-lived Sunday Correspondent. He also presents BBC Radio 4’s contemporary history series, The Long View.
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London Olympics - what the papers say
A cynic might say that today's national newspaper front pages suggest there's no news - no real news - about. They are dominated by coverage of the eve of the opening of the London Olympic Games.
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Letters: Out of this world – the legacy of Bush House
Jonathan Freedland (This world-class institution explains Britain to the world, 14 July) is right to fear for the survival of the Bush House ethos. It is, simply put, to try to report the world with no national bias, as if from an orbiting satellite, thus getting Britain in context. On this is based the BBC's international reputation.
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Why we sometimes turn comments off | Talking shop
In an ideal world, we would allow readers to debate all Comment is free articles, but sadly this isn't always possible.
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Journalists on the Indy's Top 100 Twitter UK list
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Media release: Guardian announces it is opening its doors for a weekend
The Guardian has today announced the launch of a two-day festival with more than 300 speakers.
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Media Quotes of the Week: From the Mail's 'finest hour' to is it time for a conscience clause
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The perplexing paradoxes of popular journalism
The first phase of the Leveson inquiry in the British press isn’t quite finished yet, but the inquiry is entering new territory. Or at least there’s a change of mood.
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Guardian columnist launches defence of tabloids in wake of Lawrence verdict
The Guardian today praised the “bold” journalism of the Daily Mail’s coverage of the Stephen Lawrence murder. In an editorial The Guardian said the case “clearly owes more to Stephen Lawrence’s parents than to anyone else”, but also acknowledged that the Daily Mail kept the issue in the public eye and that its coverage “became a [.
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Guardian praises the Daily Mail's 'finest hour'
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In defence of Britain's tabloid newpapers | Jonathan Freedland
This desire to punish the red tops' worst excesses endangers what should be a force for good.
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