For the news media, first and foremost is a question about how to reach an increasingly distrustful audience at a time when newsroom staffing continues to decline, and residents of locations outside of the world’s big cities begin to feel that they are now ‘flyover’ country – seen by elites only from the windows of jets as they travel from place to place. 2017 – questions for politicians and the media alikeĢ017 was the year where according to Montgomerie, everything he thought he knew about politics and the world turned entirely upside down, and one that raises searching questions for politicians and journalists alike.The sense of trying to create space for wider analysis has previous form with Montgomerie – the former comment editor at The Times, he is also well known for founding first the Conservative Christian Fellowship, then the Centre for Social Justice and, just over ten years ago, – itself dedicated to advocating for “a broad conservatism that is as serious about social justice as it is about economic competitiveness”.ĭiscussing everything from Montgomerie’s new and post-US appreciation for the BBC to the so-called Age of Transparency, here are five things we learned: Montgomerie is the first to note that his record of late has been “appalling” – being on the wrong side of the 2015 General Election result, the rise of Corbyn, and both votes for Brexit and Trump – but rather it is about trying to understand the world around us, providing a deeper dive on the issues that matter. This is not about future gazing or punditry. Instead, UnHerd is dedicated to helping readers to understand what is coming next. Launching UnHerd in the summer of 2017, editor and founder, Tim Montgomerie set out to create a news site with a difference, challenging how we as readers approach the news – because in his view, what is latest is rarely the most important. Editor of UnHerd, Tim Montgomerie, joined us at Pagefield this week for our ‘Meet the Editor’ breakfast.
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