Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (CPBF)
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Daily Mail/ News UKIn a well argued letter to the Guardian published on 12 June, Professor James Curran who writes and lectures on media history and policy, declared that: … the reign of the tabloids is over. For weeks, the ancient bazookas controlled by Murdoch and Dacre and other press oligarchs were trained on Corbyn and McDonnell, portraying them as patrons of terror and fantasists forever … [Read more...]
AvaazThis week the two main parties published their election manifestos. Labour’s, which is set out below, is tighter on media reform than the leak from the previous week, and represents a good basis to build on (see CPBF's Media Manifesto for what that could look like). The Conservatives, on the other hand have thrown the press owners a life line by pledging to scrap part 2 … [Read more...]
The crisis in the media must be resolved by putting checks on the big corporations that dominate the market, according to an election manifesto published by a media campaign group today. There should be limits on how much the companies can own, and if they exceed them – as Rupert Murdoch’s corporations do, they must be required to stick to certain standards in the public … [Read more...]