Jonathan Hardy

Jonathan Hardy is Professor of Media and Communications at the University of East London and Secretary of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom. His books include Critical Political Economy of the Media (2014).

Coronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC

The right has been desperate to sell of the BBC for years. But Covid-19 shows why we need public service broadcasting.

By Jonathan Hardy

/ 26 Mar 2020

Coronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC

Advertisers are celebrating the government's plans for the BBC

The BBC White Paper advances commercial interests to expand advertiser-supported media at the expense of the public’s wish for ad-free public broadcasting.

By Jonathan Hardy

/ 15 May 2016

‘Counting on plurality’ means adding to the BBC

The BBC’s charter renewal process will be influenced by whatever steps the next government takes on media ownership and plurality.

By Jonathan Hardy

/ 29 Apr 2015

Liberal legacies and media reform after neoliberalism

Liberalism cannot secure the media pluralism it wishes. To address the failures of both liberal and neoliberal approaches to media plurality we need the insights of the radical tradition.

By Jonathan Hardy

/ 18 Aug 2014

Jonathan Hardy

Coronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC

Sponsored content is compromising media integrity

Advertisers are celebrating the government's plans for the BBC

‘Counting on plurality’ means adding to the BBC

Liberal legacies and media reform after neoliberalism