by Justin Schlosberg In response to my brief on media ownership limits, Rob Kenny helpfully moves the discussion forward by questioning some of the claims and detail in that brief. Before offering my response in kind, it is important to make clear Rob’s interest as a member of the Communications Chambers, which includes News Corporation among their list of clients, … [Read more...]
New Research Models Proposed Ownership Limits
by Justin Schlosberg What was exposed beyond any doubt at the Leveson Inquiry hearings was the scope of informal access to ministers enjoyed by major media groups, and their willingness to use those channels to ‘communicate’ regularly and intensely in the build up to plurality decisions. We now know that Jeremy Hunt at best mislead Parliament about the personal contact he … [Read more...]
A tale of two British summers: phone hacking and a royal baby
This post by Des Freedman was originally published at Open Democracy, and is reprinted with their kind permission. The royal birth is set to be the face of the 2013 summer, but to what extent does this reveal how little the media has changed since the phone hacking scandal in 2011? What happened to media reform? Prepare for an avalanche of wild speculation, idle gossip, … [Read more...]
Ed Miliband and John Major call for ownership caps in line with Media Reform proposals
Yesterday Ed Miliband and John Major both called for new ownership caps to be applied to the media. John Major specified the need to prohibit any company from commanding more than 20 percent of cross media revenues, whilst Miliband focussed on the need to limit the share of newspaper audiences. Both these principles are cornerstones of Media Reform’s latest proposals submitted … [Read more...]