Tom Jones

5 days ago | poynter.org | Tom Jones |Angela Fu

The white smoke came on Thursday. As far as news events go, the naming of a new pope is still pretty rare, and a really big deal when it happens. Consider this: there have been only 10 — well, now 11— popes since 1903. For comparison’s sake, there have been 21 U.S. presidents in that timeframe. That’s one of the reasons there was so much excitement when we saw the white smoke on Thursday.

6 days ago | mondaq.com | Tom Jones

The Register of Overseas Entities, effective from 1 August 2022under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022,requires overseas companies and other non-human entities owningproperty in the UK to register with Companies House and disclosetheir beneficial owners or managing officers. Most of the information given to Companies House about overseasentities, beneficial owners and managing officers, will be publiclyavailable on the Register of Overseas Entities.

6 days ago | poynter.org | Tom Jones

Former President Joe Biden, along with his wife Dr. Jill Biden, will appear on today’s episode of “The View.” It will be his first in-depth interview with an American television outlet since leaving office in January. However, it won’t be his first interview since leaving the White House. Biden sat down with the BBC’s Nick Robinson for an interview published on Wednesday. And he did not hold back.

1 week ago | poynter.org | Tom Jones

Perhaps the most significant part of the Trump administration’s press strategy — aside from constantly attacking it with punishment, lawsuits, insults and threats — is the embracing of the so-called “new media.” This is especially true when it comes to the press pools — the smaller group of a dozen or so media members who cover the president when space is too limited for the full press corps. The press pool is there, essentially, to represent all media.

1 week ago | poynter.org | Tom Jones

Back in January, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes was doing what she does best — using her superb artistic skills and smart sensibilities to poke the powerful and hold them to account. She turned in a cartoon that showed several billionaire tech and media executives genuflecting at a statue of then-President-elect Donald Trump. One of those executives was Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post. What happened next was stunning.