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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow will we pay for news we can trust? I hope to find out
The British government has ordered a review into the sustainability of high-quality journalism. Its chair explains...
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Published in: ourBeebIs the BBC licence fee still up for grabs?
John Whittingdale says the July agreement did not settle the BBC licence fee: is this a Government U-turn?
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Published in: ourBeebA radical proposal to preserve the BBC’s independence
To safeguard the BBC’s independence decisions over the Licence Fee should be taken away from politicians and handed...
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Published in: ourBeebWhat can and should the BBC do about local news?
The Government want BBC to provide for market failure, except in the one instance where there is a clear case for...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLeveson is not an Establishment stich up
Leading left-of-centre columnists are wrong to denounce the Leveson proposals as being designed to protect the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe end of the Murdoch Archipelago
This week, the media mogul once unquestioningly known as 'the kingmaker' appears before the UK state inquiry into...
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Published in: HomeFallout of News Corp. Scandal in the US?
In the US, the deleterious effect of rampant commercialization is the real scandal.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow do we reform Britain's media? Proposals and your responses
A new committee has drawn up media reform proposals in the light of the Leveson Inquiry. We publish the CCMR's...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMutualising the media: the answer to UK press ownership?
What would employee-owned or co-operative media models look like? Could they allow for genuine public interest journalism?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKGreat Britain in the Greek looking glass
Rather than offering any illumination into the causes of the Greek crisis, Channel 4's 'Go Greek for a Week' held...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKStill hacked off with the media? Come join the campaign for UK media reform
The hacking scandal exposed corruption, illegality and immorality at the heart of the British media. A new...
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Published in: HomeIntellectuals against the public sphere: how to do debate better than Evgeny Morozov's tear-down
Evgeny Morozov, an engaging thinker whom we have enjoyed publishing on openDemocracy, produced an intemperate review...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRadical media, stop fighting the mainstream - instead, let's build the future
Radical media are wasting too much energy competing with the mainstream. They should return to their great strength:...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRebellious Media Conference: leading the way in the information age
Radical media are far behind the mainstream in terms of readership and revenue. But when it comes to understanding...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCross-media power regulation could return Britain to the 17th century
How do we regulate for news plurality in the UK? Beginning with audience share is a farce, and would undermine our...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe BBC is, and always has been, part of the problem
The News International hacking scandal has led the UK to re-assess her media. While private corporations are in the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPress regulation: issues, ethics, options
What is the future of press regulation in the UK? A group of distinguished editors and parliamentarians met last...
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Published in: HomeMurdoch and Berlusconi: the fall of two media empires and the network multitudes
The simultaneous fall of the Murdoch and Berlusconi media empires – symbolic of an epoch – is not a coincidence but...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe BBC is not part of the problem raised by Hackgate
A strong, constructive response to Dan Hind's call yesterday for a democratic media policy and not a defense of the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Hunt Trap: the UK's minister of culture wants to disable democratic debate of the media
The Levenson Inquiry has been created to look at the media in Britain. Many want to seize the opportunity to limit...