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5 myths about Corbyn media bias

and why Labour cannot and should not play the mainstream media game by Justin Schlosberg Myth 1. The mainstream media…..

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An open letter on the BBC’s dismissal of Corbyn bias findings

We are writing in connection with research published last week by academics from the Media Reform Coalition and Birkbeck, University…..

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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…..

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The Media’s Attack on Corbyn: Research Shows Barrage of Negative Coverage

New research by the Media Reform Coalition shows how large sections of the press appeared to set out systematically to…..

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Frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn Backs Media Reform

Labour Leadership hopefuls Jeremy Corbyn and Yvette Cooper Back ‘Urgent Measures’ to Tackle Media Power A survey of the nine MPs hoping…..

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Announcing the 2023 Media Democracy Festival!

“I can think of nothing more important in this day and age than dealing with the question of media, access…..

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MRC Weekly Digest – 28th May 2021

Hi everyone, Eliz Mizon here with the Media Reform Coalition blog every Friday. For even more media news and analysis,…..

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A Secret Australia: Why Julian Assange’s own country ignored him and WikiLeaks’ exposés

by Benedetta Brevini As a journalist, scholar and media reformer, I have been following the activities of WikiLeaks for over…..

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Decriminalising TV licence fee evasion will cut BBC funding without helping the poorest

by Leo Watkins On 9 December last year, mere days before the General Election, Boris Johnson was having a bad…..

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Media Democracy Festival – CANCELLED

Statement We regret to announce that we will be postponing Saturday’s Media Democracy Festival. In the interests of the welfare…..

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Media Democracy Festival 2020 – now cancelled

Statement We regret to announce that we will be postponing Saturday’s Media Democracy Festival. In the interests of the welfare…..

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Ofcom dismiss complaints of BBC bias

After more than 12 weeks deliberation, Ofcom have this week announced that they will not be investigating the BBC’s controversial…..

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How the media helped Boris Johnson win the election

  by Natalie Fenton, chair of the Media Reform Coalition The mediation of messages plays a key part in the…..

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Election campaign reveals a media system that’s not fit for purpose

MRC asked some leading advocates of media reform for their reaction to the result of the general election. Angela Phillips:…..

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Reflections on the election from a journalism student

by Clara Hill There are many things that attracted me to pursue a career in journalism. Mainly, that I might…..

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Election 2019 manifesto pledges on media reform: what’s in and what’s not

by Natalie Fenton The media have been central actors in this General Election campaign. Research by Loughborough University has shown the…..

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BBC Panorama on anti-semitism: a catalogue of reporting failures

The BBC transmitted an edition of Panorama on 10 July called ‘Is Labour Anti-Semitic?’, presented by John Ware. It contained allegations…..

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New MRC research finds inaccuracies and distortions in media coverage of antisemitism and the Labour Party

The Media Reform Coalition has conducted in-depth research on the controversy surrounding antisemitism in the Labour Party, focusing on media…..

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BBC Reform Proposals: Parliamentary launch 16 October

Following the publication of the Media Reform Coalition’s draft proposals on the future of the BBC, we have organised a…..

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#ChangeTheMedia: MRC welcomes Labour’s proposals for media reform

  Jeremy Corbyn’s proposals for major reforms to our ‘failing’ media system, outlined in a speech to the Edinburgh Television Festival on 23 August,…..

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News plurality and the Mirror/Express merger: real concerns remain

by Justin Schlosberg This week the Culture Secretary Matt Hancock cleared the proposed mergerbetween Trinity Mirror and Northern & Shell…..

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