Analysis by Media Reform Coalition and 38 Degrees suggests that Murdoch’s lobbying of government intensified ahead of the recent government consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and the announcement by Murdoch’s renewed bid to take over Sky. Between April 2015 and September 2016, senior News Corp executives met with government ministers or their special advisers on 22 separate … [Read more...]
Transparency, what transparency?
by Justin Schlosberg In 2011, as the phone-hacking scandal unfolded, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged a new era of transparency in the government’s dealings with the media. All meetings between senior government and media figures were to be recorded and published on a quarterly basis and a major public inquiry was launched - partly with a focus on the relationship … [Read more...]
Advice for lobbying MPs
We know that there is broad-based support for real media reform but (for obvious reasons) this is not being reflected by the press. This is why it's vitally important that voters engage with their MPs on this issue - it's only through direct contact that this support will be made tangible to our politicians. … [Read more...]
Media Reform will lobby at Parliament this Thursday
As we enter the final frenzied week before Leveson reports, we'll be meeting in Parliament to lobby our MPs. But as well as being a chance to have your voice heard, this is a also an opportunity to be at the centre of history as it unfolds - and you're invited! … [Read more...]