Aaron Sorkin: ‘Screenwriters write about people who are cooler than we are’
The American writer known for The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network on adapting To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage in the 21st century
February 2021
I wish I knew how to quit You: our writers' favourite TV hate-watches
Which shows are so bad they’re addictive? From You, to Made in Chelsea and the hideously self-unaware The Newsroom
February 2019
The Newsroom: is Aaron Sorkin threatening to bring back his worst show?
Sorkin’s drama about whiny journalists was smug, preachy and watched by no one – so why won’t he remake his presidential saga? That’s what we all need
November 2015
Aaron Sorkin on the cult of Steve Jobs: ‘I hadn't seen anything like it since John Lennon was killed’
How to get into the mind of a man loved by millions? For the writer of a new Jobs biopic, it was a case of finding the human flaws behind the perfectionist
February 2015
Dev Patel: ‘I didn't know what I was getting myself into’
The global success of Slumdog Millionaire thrust the schoolboy (and his girlfriend Freida Pinto) into the limelight. But has fame been good to him? Seven years on, he talks break-ups, beards and typecasting
December 2014
The Newsroom: good riddance to Aaron Sorkin's bully pulpit
As the show drew to an infuriating end, Sorkin seized his final chance to tell journalists how to do their jobs – while his female characters remained pushed around by the men
Aaron Sorkin under fire over The Newsroom's campus rape storyline
Writer Alena Smith tweets that show’s creator Aaron Sorkin shouted at her for objecting to the storyline; he says she ‘violated’ professional confidentiality
The Newsroom's campus rape storyline: victim-blaming at its worst
Unwittingly, Aaron Sorkin’s show affirmed what the news has shown us to be true – that raped women should not be believed until their accounts have been verified by a man
November 2014
Breaking: The Newsroom is still as irritating as ever
It’s well acted, glossy and cleverly scripted – but HBO’s cable television drama is predicated on the false premise that people actually care about cable news
October 2014
Your next box set
The Newsroom box set review – a sharp and witty journo show from Aaron Sorkin
Stephen Carty: Jeff Daniels’ grumpy anchorman and his idealistic team tackle the big, serious stories – Deepwater Horizon, Osama Bin Laden – but somehow The Newsroom manages to be uplifting
June 2014
Women in TV special
The Newsroom's Emily Mortimer: why I still feel shame about going to work
It took Emily Mortimer 10 years to write Doll & Em, a new TV show created with her best friend, and overcome her 'misguided guilt' about her job
May 2014
Emily Mortimer admits to guilt over her other role as a mother
British actress speaks out about the stress of raising a family while working in film and television
September 2013
US shows thwart British hopes at the 2013 Emmy awards
Downton Abbey only takes home one award, despite being nominated in 11 categories
TV and radio blog
The Newsroom: a new season of hatewatching
The women are one-dimensional, the men self-important and condescending, the actors are great but the dialogue is rotten. Will Aaron Sorkin's latest effort get better or worse?
Andrew Collins: telly addict
The Week in TV: The X Factor, My Hero, The Newsroom and What Remains – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins looks back on the week in TV, also discussing Celebrity MasterChef, Top Boy and Chickens
August 2013
TV & radio catch up guide
Catch-up TV guide: from The Newsroom to Southcliffe
The Newsroom | The Inbetweeners | Castle | Dreaming The Impossible: Unbuilt Britain | Out Loud Podcast | Southcliffe
July 2013
HBO's The Newsroom is an homage to everything that's wrong with TV news
Jeff Jarvis
Jeff Jarvis: Aaron Sorkin's characters act mournful that they can't fix their sex lives or the world. Never mind that their industry is tanking
September 2012
Michael Wolff on media and modern life
Politics has near-zero audience, so it's time to ditch the convention wisdom
Michael Wolff
Michael Wolff: Here's a question pollsters never pose: 'Are you bored or excited by the presidential race?' But it's one the media must ask
July 2012
TV tonight
TV highlights 31/07/2012
Andrew Collins: telly addict
The Week in TV: Faster, Higher, Stronger, The Newsroom and Wallander - video
