The Media Reform Coalition has published a new report on media ownership and plurality laws from across the world - in the belief that Britain has something to learn from them. The report, titled ‘The Elephant Next Door: a survey of international media ownership regulations’, summarises the broad international support that exists for plurality laws, and then examines … [Read more...]
What can we learn from press regulation overseas?
Forget Iran, China, Russia or Zimbabwe. Rather than warning of the consequences should Britain adopt a “Stalinist-style state regulation” (The Sun, November 6), we could do well to compare ourselves to other countries abroad – that actually have a free press. Common ground In a whistle-stop European tour, Reuters Institute visiting fellow Lara Fielden compiled material from 6 … [Read more...]