Public money needed to save local journalism says Cairncross
Almost a year ago the government announced the setting up of a commission chaired by Dame Frances Cairncross to examine the future of local journalism. It reported earlier this month. Its purpose was to look into the sustainability of high-quality journalism, and...
Turkey – democracy denied but not yet lost
With democracy teetering on the edge and the country accelerating towards dictatorship under the autocratic rule of President Recep Tayip Erdogan, last Saturday's 3rd annual Solidarity with the People of Turkey(SPOT) conference in London brought together some 200...
MPs speak up for journalism
Two days after writing my last blog ('No happy new year for them' – 7 January 2019) which highlighted the world wide attacks on media workers and journalism, Parliament held a one hour debate in Westminster Hall on the International Protection of Journalists. Called...