In the autumn issue of Index on Censorship magazine, don't miss: Burmese-born author Wendy Law-Yone on the challenges the Burma's media face in the...
Current issue: Seeing the future of journalism – will the public know more?
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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).
25 years after the fall of Berlin Wall, Europe’s past is being rewritten
As the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches, Index on Censorship Rachael Jolley magazine editor argues we should not forget our history
Latest Issue: The war of the words
In the new issue of the magazine, we include a special report the war of the words on the use of propaganda and censorship during conflicts.
Music in Mali: They Will Have to Kill Us First
Documentary filmmaker Johanna Schwartz wrote for Index on Censorship magazine on the censorship and persecution that musicians in Mali have faced from Islamists, with musician Fadiamata Walet Oumar.
Gender segregation is so last century
Why does it feel like England’s universities are swinging back in the wrong direction on gender equality? Rachael Jolley asks
Current issue: Mission creep — defending religious tolerance and free speech
The upcoming winter issue of Index on Censorship magazine includes a special report on religion and tolerance, with articles from around the world....
Father of the Rainbow Nation
This is the moment to remember massive changes in South African life that are Nelson Mandela’s legacy says Rachael Jolley
From the archive: In memory of Mandela
At Index on Censorship we have collected significant articles from our archive that trace the history of the apartheid struggle, and some of the great writers who have commented, argued and analysed it for our magazine, including Nadine Gordimer and Albie Sachs.
Paul Conroy: “War journalists must avoid being used as propaganda”
The acclaimed war photographer spoke at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about the changing impact of journalism in conflict. Rachael Jolley reports
Mandela’s legacy “too easily dismissed”
Nelson Mandela’s legacy has been “too easily dismissed”, South African editor Nic Dawes tells Index on Censorship magazine in the latest issue.
What does book banning say about a society and government?
Banning a work of art, a book or a play says more about a society and its temperament than anything else. As free speech and readers mark Banned Books Week, Index on Censorship magazine editor Rachael Jolley looks at Lebanon, where the country’s Censorship Bureau has recently flexed its muscles
Current issue: Not Heard? Ignored, suppressed and censored voices
The autumn issue of Index on Censorship magazine brings together articles from writers including Amartya Sen, Philip Pullman, Jonathan Dimbleby and...