Alex Thomson
Reporting on Syria’s civil war is proving a dangerous business, but is the reluctance of media organisations to tell of the true risks actually doing the public a disservice?
Alex Thomson
Judging by my twitter feed and inbox, an awful lot of people out there have some very wrong ideas about how ‘official’ reporting of the Syrian war happens. So let’s clear up some wild ideas out there.
Alex Thomson
Everybody knows the only people out on the streets after dark are rebel fighters or the army taking them on, but for a mother of three boys the daily battle is for rent, gas for heating and cooking and basic foods.
Alex Thomson
Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson chances upon a factory manager battling to keep a sense of normality in war torn Syria.
Alex Thomson
The UN has a vital job in Syria, but with violence increasing, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the organisation to operate there and staff are being pulled out.
Alex Thomson
Murder and killings: Alex Thomson argues that the mainstream media is “taking sides” in its description of conflicts around the world.
Alex Thomson
For some days Tesco have been considering their response to Channel4 News as debate continues over a card viewed by some as offensive currently on sale in Tesco shops.
Alex Thomson
Alex Thomson asks if football can now get back in the spotlight as the Nimmo-Smith independent commission clears Glasgow Rangers of cheating.
Alex Thomson
The Nimmo-Smith report could exonerate Rangers’ over player payments, or lead to a range of sanctions ranging from titles being stripped to a “slap over the wrist with a limp lettuce leaf”
Alex Thomson
An online debate on Rangers Football Club. What happened, what’s next and what are the lessons for football?
Alex Thomson
Following feverish online speculation, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reveals the truth behind rumours of a winding-up petition against Rangers Newco.
Alex Thomson
With rumblings of discontent over the relationship between HMRC and the media, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson looks at the latest status of the Rangers “Big Tax Case”.
Alex Thomson
Police in Belfast were at full-stretch recently as rioting broke out on the streets. Now they are intending to catch-up with the perpetrators after the event.
Alex Thomson
With violence escalating in Belfast, Alex Thomson looks at a city of flashpoints, where loyalists and republican areas run up against each, and asks who is behind the recent protests.
Alex Thomson
An exclusive insight into life on the frontline in the Syrian army, as young soldiers talk of their motivation for fighting an increasingly bitter civil war.