by Victor Pickard “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” —Les Moonves, CEO of CBS, when discussing Trump’s candidacy Donald Trump’s ascendance has many enablers, but news media deserve special scrutiny. Television news in particular has popularized Trump—and, in doing so, has … Continue Reading
Who owns the UK media?
Watch our animation and read our latest report on Who owns the UK media? … Continue Reading
Tightening the Grip: Why the web is no haven of media plurality
By Justin Schlosberg Last week a digital market research company reported that “the top 10 publishers make up a huge chunk of the U.K. media … Continue Reading
The Restoration of the House of Murdoch
by Des Freedman James Murdoch, younger son of billionaire media mogul and keen tweeter Rupert Murdoch, has been appointed as chairman of the … Continue Reading
Poland’s new media law is an attack on journalism and democracy
On Saturday, Poland’s President, Andrzej Duda signed a controversial law that enables the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party to appoint the directors of the country’s public TV and radio. Thanks to the new … Continue Reading
Updated: MRC’s report on press coverage of Jeremy Corbyn’s first week as Labour leader
Research on press coverage of Jeremy Corbyn's first week as Labour leader that was originally published by the Media Reform Coalition in November 2015, has been updated to include an Appendix that considers some of … Continue Reading
Behind Closed Doors: News Corp bosses met with the government 10 times in the year to March 2015
The Media Reform Coalition has conducted analysis of the most recent lists of external meetings published by key government departments. The data show that the special access afforded to News Corporation executives … Continue Reading
Legislate to Change It: Draft Bill for Media Democracy, 5pm 7 December
A public meeting to discuss questions of media ownership and democracy with a presentation of The Media Reform Coalition's 'Media Plurality Draft Bill' (.pdf). Book Free Tickets here. With Jenny Jones (Green … Continue Reading
