Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
John Newbigin OBE is Chair of Creative England. He was Head of Corporate Relations at Channel 4 from 2000 until 2005. Prior to that he was Special Advisor at the Dept. for Culture Media and Sport and, at various times, policy advisor, speech writer, journalist, youth worker and illustrator.
Would Channel 4’s commitment to innovation, experiment and creativity survive privatisation?