by barry | Apr 1, 2023 | BBC, Government, media ownership, nuj, Press, Public Service Broadcasting
This week saw the publication of the government’s long awaited draft Media Bill. Such main- stream media attention it’s received highlights the proposed repeal of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013. This piece of legislation is based on the Leveson...
by barry | Jan 8, 2023 | Campaigns, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
Campaigners including media unions have welcomed the Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan announcement that the government has scrapped plans to privatise Channel 4. Instead it proposes to introduce measures to allow for its “long-term sustainability” and help it...
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 | Jun 7, 2022 | censorship, international, media ownership, whistle blowing
Donald Trump’s former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pictured) has been summoned by a Spanish court to explain an alleged CIA plot to assassinate Julian Assange according to a Spanish national daily newspaper ABC (see:...
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...
by barry | Oct 4, 2021 | Campaigns, censorship, media ownership, nuj, whistle blowing
As Julian Assange began his fifth year sheltering in Ecuador’s London based embassy in 2017, the CIA plotted to kidnap the WikiLeaks founder, according to a new investigative report by Yahoo News published on Sunday 26 September...
