Birth, marriage and death–these are key staging posts. And that’s one reason why this issue looks at how taboos around these subjects have a critical impact on our world.
Why we find it impossible to talk about birth, death and marriage
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Rachael Jolley
Rachael Jolley
Rachael Jolley is a former editor-in-chief of Index on Censorship magazine. Having started as a news reporter on a regional newspaper, she moved on to writing for magazines, newspapers and websites in the UK and internationally (including The Times, the Financial Times and The Guardian). She has been editorial director at think tank British Future, managing editor for monthly magazine Business Traveller, and editor of Business Traveller Middle East, as well as Head of Online for the Fabian Society. She writes regularly for the New Statesman and other publications and co-wrote the play Murdering The Truth (Greenwich Theatre).
How fact and fiction come together in the age of unreason
Using fiction and stories to influence society is nothing new, but facts are needed to drive the most powerful campaigns, argues Rachael Jolley
Do crime writers tell us more truths than travel writers?
Crime writers have less to lose than travel writers in describing the underside of holiday spots, argues Rachael Jolley.
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Águila legal
Ex director de la fiscalía pública de Inglaterra y Gales, y recién investido como caballero, Sir Keir Starmer habla del derecho a ofender, de los retos legislativos de las redes sociales y de la protección de informantes con Rachael Jolley, editora de Index
Why nations want to make your past disappear
Manipulating history is part of the political playbook right now, Rachael Jolley argues
Editorial: Poor excuses for not protecting protest
Fifty years after 1968, the year of protests, increasing attacks on the right to assembly must be addressed
Editorial: Talking shop
The number of people listening to radio stations is on the rise, and with the arrival of podcasting this old form of media is having a rebirth.
Editorial: Laughter tracked
A country’s sense of humour is a nebulous thing. But when it starts to disappear, something serious is afoot.
Editorial: Fact-filled future?
The “now” generation’s thirst for instant news is squeezing out good journalism. We need an attitude change to secure its survival
If another country had a press law like Section 40, Britain would condemn it for persecuting journalists
For years Index of Censorship has monitored state interference in news reporting, from the authoritarian Chile in 1970s to North Korea today.
Editorial: The censor’s new clothes
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