Nicholas Jones argues that the only way Brown can deal with an avalanche of negative publicity is to adopt a far more open and transparent communications strategy.

Nicholas Jones examines an EU initiative for news management which is already producing some agonised soul searching among Europe’s journalists.

In a lecture to students at the University of East London Nicholas Jones considered whether Britain is governed more effectively because of the power and patronage exercised by the news media. To what extent, he asked, does the British press serve the democratic process and help deliver better government?

Hugh Cudlipp would have turned in his grave, says Nicholas Jones to hear Alistair Campbell’s ‘Cudlipp Lecture’.

All the lofty rhetoric about Gordon Brown restoring traditional civil service values has finally been dissipated with the appointment of Stephen Carter as chief political organiser in Downing Street, writes Nicholas Jones.

Nicholas Jones comments on Rupert Murdoch’s demand for an easing of the rules which require radio and television services to be politically impartial in their news and current affairs output.

Nicholas Jones looks at the failure of the left in the blogosphere.

Nicholas Jones‘ speech to the National Union of Journalists, press and public relations branch, on the damage wrought by Alistair Campbell’s influence in Downing Street.

Nicholas Jones on the new Prime Minister’s relationship with the media.

The opportunities for political expression on the internet seem limitless – but there are already signs that the big media groups are muscling in on the most popular sites, writes Nicholas Jones, and newspapers proprietors are out in front seeking to protect their interests in a crowded market place.

Peter Mandelson’s attack on the Metropolitan Police Authority for the deluge of leaks during the cash-for-honours is deeply ironic, given his role in establishing the culture of leaking that pervades contemporary British politics. Nicholas Jones analyses the situation.

The annual Unesco World Press Freedom Day debate at Portcullis House, Westminster, was a chance to explain why media freedom is under threat in the United Kingdom.

While grave mistakes were undoubtedly made and many questions remain unanswered, the security service MI5 deserves to be commended on the manner in which it published a detailed account of one of the largest anti-terrorist surveillance operations in its history.

Who sets the news agenda for the British press? Is it the journalists themselves or are there also hidden influences at work?

An overview of the expected legislation to clamp down on whistleblowers.

Dr Kelly was perhaps the most significant confidential source of information in British journalism in recent times. In 2003, we witnessed a major failure on the part of the British news media to protect a crucial source of information which could have brought down the Blair government.

An examination of the background to the recent upsurge in the illicit flow of confidential information which has seen whistle-blowing and the release of secret documents to the news media, and the motives for the government’s latest attempt to strengthen the Official Secrets Act.

How government P.R. departments manipulate the media and exploit the competitive pressures on journalists – and how to counter it.

Is Spin Dead or Resting? What Should be the Media’s Response?

Political public relations and journalism in election campaigns…