Croatia’s intriguing experiment with ‘public commissioning’

Long Grass Grows Quicker in the Summer – A Response to the Government’s Response to its Media Ownership Consultation

by Des Freedman Those HR people in the Culture Department are a hard-nosed bunch. Instead of letting civil servants working…..

Media wars over Gaza: Why British broadcasters are still failing in their scrutiny of Israeli officials

by Justin Schlosberg As the latest Israeli bombardment of Gaza intensifies, so do accusations of media bias from both sides…..

Why Rupert Murdoch’s plan to rule the media world still needs newspapers more than TV

by Justin Schlosberg Rupert Murdoch’s latest bid for empire expansion has fallen on deaf ears. His offer to buy Time Warner for…..

Immigration in the Media debate 16/7/14

How are migrants and ethnic minorities represented in the media? What role does the media play in the immigration debate? Join…..

The Meaning of the Hacking Trial: A Free Press Would Be A Really Good Idea

by Des Freedman When asked what he thought of western civilisation, the Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi replied that ‘I…..

Hacking Trial: Lessons from the ‘Media Trial of the Century’

As the verdicts are returned, Granville Williams reflects on what has been described as ‘the media trial of the century’. After eight…..

Five reasons why Ed Miliband’s flirtation with The Sun was a disaster

Ed Miliband’s decision to pose with a copy of the Sun’s World Cup special that was delivered to households across…..

The Phone Hacking Trial: Interview with Martin Hickman

Ahead of the jury’s verdict following the phone hacking trial, the Media Reform Coalition spoke with Martin Hickman, former Independent…..

It’s grim down under – Australia, Murdoch and political control

by Granville Williams. ‘Big Media & Internet Titans’ is available from www.cpbf.org.uk A report in the Brisbane Times, 12 June…..

Free Russian journalists arrested in Ukraine

Sign the international petition demanding the immediate release of journalists arrested as “terrorists” in Russia. In light of the recent…..

Murdoch buying Murdoch – nothing to worry about?

by Des Freedman When information leaked out last weekend about BSkyB’s proposal to buy 21st Century Fox’s share of pay-TV…..

The problem with local media: An industry gutting itself

By Emma Hughes ‘The best stories I’ve ever got started life scribbled on the back of a beer mat in…..

Media ownership: power and influence in the hands of the few

By Frances O’Grady Some like to tell me that we have the best ever media, with the internet opening up…..

The Elephant In The Room: New report on UK media ownership

The Media Reform Coalition has today published its newest report ‘The Elephant In The Room: a survey of media ownership…..

From the Financial Times – “The power of the US cable barons must be challenged”

With much of the UK press still opposed to any progressive measures to combat concentration of media ownership, journalists and…..

Media Pluralism Early Day Motion

Following the Parliamentary launch of Reclaim The Media, Tom Watson MP has tabled an Early Day Motion in the House…..

Maria Miller had to go. How will her replacement handle the big decisions?

by Tom Chivers Corrupt? Perhaps. Foolish? Certainly. Maria Miller did herself no favours in handling the row over her expenses…..

30 years after the miners’ strike, the state’s agendas still dominate the press

by Granville Williams It is always educative to get out and about a bit. I’ve certainly been doing that this…..

Islamophobia, press bias and the need for reform

by Ghazal Tipu Muslim faith leaders, media professionals, activists and students gathered in an event last week, in a bid…..

Decriminalising non-payment of licence fee a barely disguised attack on BBC

by Des Freedman After a campaign involving over 150 MPs to add an amendment to the Deregulation Bill, the government…..

Australia swims against the tide of democratic media reform

As debates on media plurality continue in the UK, the Australian government is very quickly taking dangerous action in the…..