Here is our round up of sections on media extracted from the party manifestos - Labour, Greens, Conservatives, Lib Dems, SNP and UKIP. For details read on: Lib Dems 8.2 Freedom of speech and the free press As the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris showed, freedom of expression cannot be taken for granted. In an open society there can be no right ‘not to be offended’, … [Read more...]
Who cares about excessive concentration of media ownership? What do the Election Manifestos reveal?
by Natalie Fenton In a recent article the Press Gazette pointed out that in 60% of the UK national newspaper market the election campaign coverage has been pro-Conservative compared to 33 % of prospective Tory voters. Research by the Media Standards Trust also points out that the Conservative party gets the most positive coverage in newspaper leader columns and Labour the … [Read more...]
Election 2015: Making Media Reform a Manifesto Issue
You are warmly invited to a meeting in Parliament on Monday 1 December 6.30pm-8pm in Committee Room 10, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London SW1 to prepare for an election media manifesto. Working with John McDonnell MP, the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom and the Media Reform Coalition will publicly launch an initiative to promote communication rights and … [Read more...]