Given the Cairncross Review's ongoing consultation into the future of 'high quality news' in the UK, we thought it would be useful to re-post this sobering account of recent developments in the local news environment in Scotland. It was originally posted in Bella Caledonia and is published here with kind permission of the author. by Dale McEwan Job adverts have been … [Read more...]
Scottish Statement on Media Reform
Media Ownership, Plurality and Democracy To sustain a flourishing democracy in Scotland we will need diverse and independent voices in the media. Yet media concentration remains at worrying levels and a handful of corporations and individuals have considerable power over our news, cultural life and access to information. Instead of holding a mirror to society, they are a … [Read more...]