Media Reform Coalition

Zombie economics, post Covid-19 and the media video

You can watch a full recording of our first Media Democracy Festival lunchtime debate involving Grace Blakeley, Noni Makuyana and…..

Media Democracy Festival 2020 moves online – watch it now!

The 2020 Media Democracy Festival was cancelled because of the pandemic. Instead, in June 2020, we hosted a series of…..

Media in Lockdown debate

Media Reform Coalition partnered with Liverpool’s Writing on the Wall Festival to host a debate on Tuesday 19 May to…..

MRC submission to inquiry on the future of journalism

The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications recently called for submissions to its inquiry on the future of journalism……

The fake choice around decriminalising the licence fee

by Des Freedman and Tom Mills A licence fee worth defending? Decriminalising the licence fee may not seem like the…..

Burning Questions in the Lap of Power

by Gary Merrill Every afternoon, Downing Street hosts a briefing for journalists to update them – and their audiences –…..

Why are conservative papers leaning left on corona?

by Elizabeth Mizon, @elizmizon MRC supporters may have noticed some robust headlines around Covid-19 in news titles more commonly associated…..

Community media and Covid-19

Rob Watson, an experienced community radio practitioner and advocate, reports on how community media can play a key role during…..

Coronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC

Our second article on the impact of Coronavirus on media policy debate features a contribution from Professor Jonathan Hardy who…..

What will the coronavirus pandemic mean for the business of news?

At a time when we need trusted information and analysis more than ever, Covid-19 threatens the very fabric of…..

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…..

Interventionist agendas and media absences

The media have still not learnt their mistakes from the Iraq War. The consequences could be disastrous argues guest…..

Towards a non-profit social media: the digital public library project

A guest post from Breezy Brian Gregg of Canada’s Digital Public Library Project There is a need for a nonprofit…..

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…..

Democratise the BBC!

by Des Freedman With the resignation of Tony Hall as director general, there is talk of an ‘existential crisis’ at the BBC. The corporation is facing yet…..

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…..

Public interest solutions to data abuses

by Angela Phillips and Eleonora Mazzoli This is the first of our posts for 2020 in which Prof Angela…..

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…..

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:…..

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…..

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…..