Covid-19 and the ownership and control of the media

June 22, 2020 By Media Reform Coalition

A new article by the chair of the Media Reform Coalition, Professor Natalie Fenton, for the Culture Matters blog, argues that coronavirus has exposed the need for a radically different structural orientation in our media. Coverage of the pandemic has revealed mainstream media to be an explicit channel for government PR spin, further propelling the revolving door between … [Read more...]

Turkey and the truth about media ownership concentration

July 3, 2013 By Media Reform Coalition

Murat Akser, Chair of the New Media Department at Istanbul's Kadir Has University, talks about media ownership concentration in Turkey and the Taksim Square protests. Footage and editing by documentary film maker Lee Salter. … [Read more...]

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