Number 10’s approach to the media should worry us all
The government’s response to the Cummings revelations is part of wider pattern of threats to press freedom here.
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Labour’s next leader must stand firm on reforming Britain’s reckless press
Image credit: LabourList. A just and fair society depends on a free and accountable media, writes Nathan Sparkes, ahead of the Labour leadership result this Saturday.
The Daily Mail’s coronavirus hypocrisy is shocking
A Daily Mail article attacked visitors overwhelming the countryside amid Covid-19 concerns after mere days earlier encouraging flocking to said scenic locations
Campaign analysis: Let’s unpick Labour and Tory rhetoric
Examining the statements, slogans and strategies of what is being said, why it is being said, and the relationship to reality.
Parlour games and puff: the press are failing us on Brexit
What the UK needs is responsible journalism to hold politicians to account and insist that government actions are fully scrutinised, says Mary MacCallum Sullivan.
British media called out over ‘deeply concerning’ response to New Zealand terror attack
Some outlets refused to use the word ‘terrorist’. Others published the killer’s views unfiltered.
Guardian and academics under fire for indirectly branding entire British left ‘conspiracy theorists’
Nearly half of the public have just been deemed conspiracy theorists – apparently for recognising that Britain is run ‘by the few’…
Diversifying the media must start in classrooms, not newsrooms
Journalism is a closed shop with 51% of top journalists having been privately educated and only 19% having attended a state comprehensive, in comparison to 90% of the general population.
Look: Right-wing papers ignore the fact everything is on fire
With the prospect of another election – or fresh Brexit vote – surging, it’s all hitting the fan. Unless, that is, you read the right-wing press…
BBC doesn’t mention Green Party ONCE in guide to local elections
Despite the party contesting over 2,000 seats.