Right-Wing Media Watch – Why we should be afraid of Paul Marshall’s plan to fund new generation of UK journalists
His funding of a new crop of journalists raises fears that the political neutrality of journalism is under siege.
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How the US right are silencing opposition – and could it happen here?
‘With liberal democracy under threat in the USA, we must now choose between the complicity of silence or engage in an open debate in support of our own values.’
Woke-bashing of the week: M&S advert on GB News delights ‘woke’ critics
It seems, woke-bashers can come in all political colours.
Right-wing media watch – Right-wing press rush to axe Ed Miliband
The right-wing press is once again indulging its favourite pastime – taking aim at Ed Miliband and Net Zero.
Trump’s media divide: Business barons cower to his power, while Murdoch resists
The coercion of the media to conform to the new administration undermines the integrity of unbiased, factual journalism.
Woke-bashing of the week – Freckleface Strawberry, the latest casualty in the war on books
The story, which follows a young girl learning to live with her freckles and her unique identity, has been removed from schools operated by the Department of Defense under the Trump administration.
Right-Wing Media Watch – Mail on Sunday’s incredulous frontpage assault on the ‘thought police’
“It isn’t the thought police if she expressed those thoughts in writing and published that writing on social media.”
Corporate America’s MAGA makeover – will the UK follow suit?
Resistance will require strong political leadership from progressive politicians in the UK and in Europe to withstand the hopelessly short term and contradictory bombast of Trumpian politics.
Smear of the week – ‘Handbaggate’ – the Murdoch media’s latest overblown smear on Rachel Reeves
Too often ‘gate’ is a pretty clear signal that some lazy journalism is about to follow. Remember Starmer and ‘beergate?’
Right-wing media watch – The Sun’s misleading attack on foreign aid
Far from offering constructive criticism, the Sun does a disservice to its readers by undermining the vital role that foreign aid plays in addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges.