Media Reform Coalition

BBC, bias and Gaza: A partial study of impartiality

The much-publicised Asserson Report, which claims the BBC is “heavily biased against Israel”, flies in the face of other specialist…..

Media policy briefing for the new parliament

Following the general election in July the Media Reform Coalition has produced a new briefing document, which highlights our analysis…..

Mainstream media’s complicity in far-right riots isn’t accidental – it’s structural

The mainstream media is reluctant to fully confront the nature of the far-right riots, and has a history of structural…..

'There is no Planet B' - photo from Climate March 21/09/14 by Garry Knight, licenced under Creative Commons 1.0

How the BBC platforms climate deniers and promotes ‘both-sideism’ on climate science

In this guest post for the Media Reform Coalition, Tom Hardy from Extinction Rebellion unpicks the BBC’s dismissal of the…..

There’s nothing new in the liberal media’s apologism for Labour

Tom Sykes, author and Associate Professor at the University of Portsmouth, gives an historical view on the Labour Party’s complicity…..

Politics and power in election campaign coverage: Are we missing something?

Ahead of Thursday’s general election, Lee Edwards, Professor of Strategic Communication and Public Engagement at the London School of Economics,…..

Election 2024: What do the manifestos say about media reform?

The result of July’s election has seemed like a foregone conclusion even before it was announced on May 22nd. The…..

BBC funding review: another behind-closed-doors attack on independent public media

READ: Media Reform Coalition submission to the DCMS BBC funding review Last month the Department for Culture, Media and Sport…..

‘Future of News’ inquiry: Restoring trust requires radical reforms to plurality, impartiality and accountability

READ THE MRC’S SUBMISSION TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS ‘FUTURE OF NEWS’ INQUIRY As part of the House of Lords…..

Class and the BBC: is it still informing, educating and entertaining?

Responding to Ofcom’s recent Audiences review, Lee Edwards, Professor of Strategic Communication and Public Engagement at the London School of…..

TV licence fee: The government’s campaign of cuts and political interference is destroying the BBC’s public service mission

The government’s recent statements on the BBC licence fee mark only the latest in a long series of political attacks…..

The Media Bill

READ: MRC briefing on the Media Bill The Media Bill has been formally announced as part of the government’s legislative…..

2023 report: Who Owns the UK Media?

The Media Reform Coalition has published a new edition of its flagship ‘Who Owns the UK Media?’ report, featuring updated…..

How do we imagine a transformed media?

Debs Grayson reflects on MRC’s movement building work. Since the end of last year, I have been convening movement building…..

Making Big Tech pay for news : the Australian media bargaining code will not solve the crisis in journalism

This post by our Australian colleague Benedetta Brevini looks at the recent review of the Australian News Media Bargaining Code,…..

We’ve won the fight to keep Channel 4 in public hands – now we need a People’s Channel 4

2023 has begun with some rare positive news coming from Westminster, with the decision by Culture Secretary Michelle Donnellan not…..

Announcing the 2023 Media Democracy Festival!

“I can think of nothing more important in this day and age than dealing with the question of media, access…..

Should news organisations be charities? Only with caution

Debs Grayson argues that news organisations should think twice before pursuing charitable status. It is widely accepted that new funding…..

Mediacom: rational, not radical

The Manifesto for a People’s Media is a comprehensive re-think of our media systems, which places citizens and their interests…..

Explained: Have UK teens replaced news channels with Instagram?

Photo by Alexander Shatov on Unsplash This article is cross-posted from Power and Pop Culture. *** On July 21, the UK’s broadcast regulator…..

Should ‘Digital Lords’ Meta and Google pay for UK journalism?

Photo by Obi – @pixel6propix on Unsplash This post by our Australian colleagues Benedetta Brevini and Michael Ward considers why…..