Oxford academic Dr Lola Salem denies indecent-image charges. Her recently reported separation from Michael Gove is a separate matter.

The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department. It reveals a wider ideology of ‘injustice as illusion’. Karam Bales reports

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty

The death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty

Amid the grief and rage at a tragic loss, it’s right to differentiate between those who fought a culture war and others who just sought the truth, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

Podcast Episode · The Trawl · 18 August · 51min

Jason Arday, Caroline Flack and Meghan Sussex reveal how unevenly the British media applies concern for welfare and scrutiny.

Jason Arday died after being relentlessly hounded by the press. Demand an inquiry into press culture now.

In the weeks before his death, Jason Arday became one of the most scrutinised academics in British history. The media questioned and, in many cases, publicly ridiculed almost every aspect of his life, including his PhD, memoir, teaching, athletic claims, charitable fundraising, personal biography and even the wording of his resignation letter. The sheer volume of coverage was extraordinary. A NewsCord analysis counted 249 distinct UK national-media articles about Arday in roughly 22 days, with The Times and The Sunday Times alone accounting for 44 pieces. But how unusual was his alleged misconduct compared with cases the public barely heard about?

What Jason Arday's death by media mob says about the old machinery of anti-Black terror in the algorithmic age.