Enda McEvoy: Do today’s readers really want their biases reflected back at them?

As they close the book on another sporting year, where are we at? What is the state, the future, for mainstream, reliable journalism and the businesses that sustain it. Surely better to enjoy the sublime than roll our eyes at the ridiculous?

LEGENDARY WORDSMITH: Con Houlihan was part of a golden generation of great sports writers. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

'Publishing giant Reach has disputed a report that it plans to replace journalists with influencers following its recent announcement that it will make more than 10% of its staff redundant. Speaking to The Telegraph about the restructure, [chief executive Jim] Mullen said that although he would avoid calling them influencers, Reach had “brought in people who have a following and what we do is put them through our formal training to make sure they can write things in the right way, make sure they know how to edit copy, make sure they don’t get into trouble”.

- Press Gazette, November 10th 2023