Media

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has selected conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary, choosing a political ally to become one of the administration’s most visible public representatives at a challenging moment for his second term. The announcement places Zacharia at the centre of the White House communications operation as Trump faces declining approval ratings,...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Morale inside the BBC has been seriously weakened by a prolonged programme of job cuts, with staff describing the gradual announcement of redundancies as a form of “bloodletting” that has created widespread uncertainty across the corporation. The BBC has announced plans that could eventually result in as many as 2,000 jobs being lost as it seeks to reduce...

Published: 05 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The White House has defended the appointment of a new assistant press secretary after a photograph emerged showing her posing with a rifle while wearing a T-shirt carrying an explicit anti-Joe Biden slogan. The image has drawn renewed attention to the political background of Beni Rae Harmony, a 24-year-old media figure who has recently moved from conservative broadcasting...

Published: 29 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Green energy entrepreneur and Labour donor Dale Vince is planning to support the creation of a London-wide news operation as part of a proposed rescue package for a group of established local newspapers facing financial pressure. The plan would involve investment in the organisation behind the Camden New Journal, Islington Tribune and Westminster Extra, with Vince saying he...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The White House has blocked CNN from travelling aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump for his trip to Tennessee, intensifying an increasingly contentious dispute between the administration and several major news organisations. CNN had been scheduled to take part in the television press pool covering Trump’s visit, but the network was left off official guidance issued...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Journalists from CNN and MS NOW were prevented from covering Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival at the White House for a state dinner on Thursday, despite a federal judge ordering the Trump administration to restore access to the three news organisations it had recently banned. The dispute unfolded during one of the most closely watched diplomatic events of...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump made his first appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner during either of his presidential terms on Friday night, delivering a lengthy speech that blended humour, political attacks, self-deprecation and renewed criticism of the American media. The annual event, traditionally regarded as a celebration of press freedom and the relationship between the...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The use of artificial intelligence in filmmaking has become one of the most divisive issues at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, with leading directors, actors and producers sharply split over whether the technology represents a creative breakthrough or a threat to human storytelling. At a summit held on the Croisette, director Darren Aronofsky defended the use of AI...