By Angela Phillips As four more journalists are arrested in connection with phone hacking it is worth remembering that it is commercial pressures, not great journalism, that brought us to this place. … [Read more...]
Media Reform responds to arrests at The Sun
The arrests at the Sun underline the need to be aware that an over-powerful, concentrated media presence is a disaster for democracy and the rule of law. It proves what many campaigners have long held to be the case: that a concentrated mass media serves shareholder interest more than the public interest and that legislative barriers to concentration must be put in place in … [Read more...]