Media Reform Coalition

#FreeThePress from press barons

Media Reform Coalition’s handy guide to the government’s official consultation on Section 40 and Leveson 2 Submissions can be…..

Where now for media reform?

by Damian Tambini The Leveson Catch 22: responsibility for delivering tough regulation of the press and a new framework…..

Murdoch/Sky – NOT in the public interest

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has now confirmed its agreement to buy the remainder of Sky, Britain’s largest broadcaster……

John Pilger: Media reform isn’t enough – we need a fifth estate

In a speech read out to today’s Media Democracy Festival organised by the Media Reform Coalition, the broadcaster and journalist…..

Post-truth media and the Italian referendum

Benedetta Brevini provides a much needed correction to the prevailing narrative surrounding Renzi’s defeat (re-published from OpenDemocracy.net) Recent weeks have…..

Resist. Rethink. Rebuild.

We reproduce here a powerful statement from our friends at Free Press in the US in reaction to the election…..

Support new news providers via a levy on digital giants

The Guardian published this letter on 11 November. Digital intermediaries such as Google and Facebook are not only amassing eye-watering…..

Block the AT&T/Time Warner merger

via our friends at Free Press in the US AT&T is an enormous media, telecom and internet gatekeeper with a…..

YouGov polling for MRC shows support for progressive policies not reflected in party choice

Labour’s economic policies more popular than the Tories’, new poll finds As the dust from party conferences begins to settle,…..

Reclaim the Media National Tour

From October to December, Reclaim the Media – organised by the Media Reform Coalition and Real Media – will host…..

5 myths about Corbyn media bias

and why Labour cannot and should not play the mainstream media game by Justin Schlosberg Myth 1. The mainstream media…..

An open letter on the BBC’s dismissal of Corbyn bias findings

We are writing in connection with research published last week by academics from the Media Reform Coalition and Birkbeck, University…..

Should he stay or should he go? Television and online news coverage of the Labour Party in crisis

As the second Labour leadership election in less than a year gathers pace, research produced jointly by the Department of…..

New book: Strategies for Media Reform – International Perspectives

A new book on media reform prepared by 33 academics and activists from more than 25 countries. Strategies for Media…..

ResPublica endorses MRC proposals to rebalance the new media economy

In an essay written by Justin Schlosberg, Chair of the Media Reform Coalition, the influential think tank ResPublica has given weight…..

A dismal future for the BBC? MRC’s response to the White Paper

by Angela Phillips The White Paper on the BBC was cleverly introduced to undermine its most prominent critics. None of…..

Media Plurality Draft Bill

The Media Reform Coalition has prepared a new media plurality bill that provides the basis of a much needed legal framework…..

The Bias of Objectivity: The Evening Standard not so neutral after all..

Earlier this month, the editor of the Evening Standard asserted that the paper would be ‘scrupulous‘ in giving equal treatment to Conservative…..

Off the agenda: Why press silence speaks volumes about the dangers of concentrated media

By Justin Schlosberg Real press power resides in the the ability to suppress a scandal, at least as much as…..

When Commercialism Trumps Democracy

by Victor Pickard “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” —Les Moonves, CEO of…..

Tightening the Grip: Why the web is no haven of media plurality

By Justin Schlosberg Last week a digital market research company reported that “the top 10 publishers make up a huge…..