Boris Johnson accused of giving bungs to newspapers in exchange for content promoting government
Dominic Cummings said Boris Johnson personally negotiated “direct bungs” to newspapers, in the form of Covid relief payments.
Dominic Cummings said Boris Johnson personally negotiated “direct bungs” to newspapers, in the form of Covid relief payments.
The data shows that the rise in digital media is only marginally counterbalancing the fact that the overwhelming majority of UK media is controlled by a handful of owners.
Freedom of the press in Britain is the freedom to ‘print such of the proprietor’s prejudices as the advertisers don’t object to’.
Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust, reacts to the news Jeremy Hunt is allowing just seven more days’ consultation on the NewsCorp/BSkyB deal.
This last week has seen the clash of canteen culture, ethical disregard and political bullying in the News Corporation empire, writes Joy Johnson.