by barry | Nov 7, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
It’s reasonable to say that there have been a number of twists and turns since the Johnson government first announced it was considering privatising the commercially-funded public service broadcaster. Last July the broadcaster published its delayed Annual Report with...
by barry | Sep 18, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom, whistle blowing
The Mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, named Julian Assange a Distinguished Guest and delivered the keys to the City to the family of the founder of WikiLeaks. The family was in Mexico at the invitation of the Presidency to the celebrations marking Mexico’s...
by barry | Aug 19, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom
A group of four US journalists and lawyers who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London are suing the CIA and its former director, Mike Pompeo, for unlawfully obtained confidential information from their smartphones and laptops. In...
by barry | Jul 18, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom, Reviews, whistle blowing
Last month, Home Secretary Priti Patel approved Julian Assange’s extradition to the US to face 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse. Subsequently his legal team lodged an appeal at the High Court in London against the decision. The court must give...
by barry | Jun 23, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, international, whistle blowing
Extradition to the US of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was approved on 17 June by Home Secretary Priti Patel. He has been given 14 days to appeal the decision which expires on 1 July. Mr Assange is wanted by the US authorities over documents leaked in 2010 and...
by barry | Apr 27, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
A letter from an Ilkley resident to the Yorkshire Post (23 April 2022) raised concerns about the recent government decision to privatise Channel 4. It highlighted the fact that despite a public consultation on the proposal, that opinion was ignored in that the...
