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GB News Lost £3 Million Before Launch
Sam Bright tracks the financial fortunes of the right-wing broadcaster
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Laura Kuenssberg’s Time as BBC Political Editor has been a Catastrophic, Systemic Failure
Thanks to managers at the BBC, the outgoing Kuenssberg repeated lies rather than challenging them, says former BBC journalist Patrick Howse
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Why is Rupert Murdoch’s Media Parroting Russian Propaganda Over Ukraine?
CJ Werleman considers the past dealings of the media mogul and Russian President – and how this could be impacting the decision to allow Fox News to question US support for Ukraine over a likely Russian invasion of the country
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The Media-Political Complex Consumes Another Prime Minister
The incestuous relationship between politicians and the press now frames the very nature of British democracy, says Mic Wright
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The Data Doesn’t Back Dorries on TV Licence Fee
The Culture Secretary has announced sweeping changes to BBC funding will mean an end to elderly people being threatened by the Beeb – but are elderly people really going to prison for not paying their licence fee?
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BBC Airtime Must Not be Squandered on Liars and Cranks
Former BBC reporter Patrick Howse explains why comments this week by the corporation’s head of editorial policy to a House of Lords committee are so concerning when it comes to the BBC’s mission to ‘inform, educate and entertain’
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Boris Johnson was Created by the Media Now Destroying Him
Prime Minister was swept into power, with little consideration for his suitability for the job, by the same forces now deserting him, reports Adam Bienkov
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Why I’m Happy Answering to Subscribers Rather than Newspaper Tycoons
After 30 years working for rich, often tax avoiding press barons, Peter Oborne celebrates funding his ‘Boris Johnson Lies’ website through contributions from the public
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Otto English’s 2021 Round-Up: Part Two
Euro 2020, a manufactured ‘culture war’, anti-vaxxers, a rare resignation and the fall of Kabul – the summer of 2021 was an eventful one
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Peter Oborne’s Diary November 2021: Majestic Fury and Moral Flippancy
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political media class. For the latest diary subscribe to the December Digital Edition
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81% of Downing Street Media Meetings Held with Right-Wing Newspapers
Sam Bright reveals more details about the intimate relationship between Boris Johnson’s administration and members of the establishment media
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Peter Oborne’s Diary October 2021: The Capture of UK Politics by Big Money
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political media class. For the latest diary subscribe to the November Digital Edition
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The Today Programme and the War on the National Trust: An Episode in Shameful Journalism
A discussion about wokeness, colonialism and the National Trust on the BBC’s flagship radio show came across like a public school reunion dinner, says Brian Cathcart
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The BBC Has an Institutional Culture of Brexit Self-Censorship
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse explores why the broadcaster is unwilling to speak truth to power over Brexit
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Mirror Ball Journalism and the Revolving Disco Dance Floor of British Politics
Mic Wright argues that the private cosiness between political reporters and politicians doesn’t serve the interests of the public
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More Right-Wing Public Appointments As Two GB News Presenters Awarded Culture Roles
Sam Bright reports on the latest in a string of Conservative allies appointed to public bodies
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Murdoch and Morgan: The Reunion From Hell
Mic Wright unpicks the announcement of a new right-wing, Rupert Murdoch television station in the UK – and how it may have spotted a gap in the market following events at a certain beleaguered anti-woke news channel
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Poll Position: Survey on GB News Bias Reveals Bias
As Andrew Neil officially quits the right-wing television channel, Brian Cathcart reveals the spin on a recent opinion poll
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Peter Oborne’s Diary August 2021: Channel 4 Privatisation, the Clermont Set and Craig Murray
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political media class. For the latest diary subscribe to the September Digital Edition
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The BBC has Blacklisted Peter Stefanovic and his ‘Johnson Lies’ Video. Why?
It’s accurate, it sheds light on a vital question, and it has been viewed tens of millions of times – but our national broadcaster is pretending it isn’t there. Brian Cathcart wants an explanation
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Discrimination and Ethics: Gypsies and Travellers Should Be Able to Expect Fair Play from the Media
Katharine Quarmby explores why members of the minority communities are so dismayed by an Ofcom ruling clearing a controversial Channel 4 Dispatches documentary about Traveller crime
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The Independence of Britain’s Media has been in Jeopardy for a Long Time
With attacks on journalist Jess Brammar’s credentials to be appointed to a BBC role continuing by the right-wing press, Maheen Behrana explores how editorial independence has been eroded in Britain over a number of years
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Qatari Officials, Tabloid Supremos and Conservative Donors: Ministers’ Meetings Revealed
Sam Bright delves into the new records showing who has had the ear of Government ministers
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Conservative Councillor Turned Anti-Lockdown Advocate at Centre of Nick Watt Abuse Incident
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the growing threat to journalists and press freedom from conspiracy theorists with large online followings
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Can Philanthropy Save Public Interest Journalism?
Rodney Benson assesses the pros and cons of the funding model of American non-profit news organisations and considers whether it could help stop the relentless redundancies happening in UK journalism
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The Pursuit of Truth – Or Not: Boris Johnson, COVID and the Media
Broadcast journalists’ refusal to call-out the lies of the Prime Minister, his Cabinet members and the Government as a whole during the Coronavirus pandemic reveals the extent of the crisis engulfing the very fabric of truth in our society, observes Dorothy Byrne
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Free Speech: A Beginner’s Guide for Oliver Dowden
The Culture Secretary says he won’t allow Stop Funding Hate to undermine freedom of expression but sadly he just does not understand the concept, says Brian Cathcart
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The Weaponisation of the Metropolitan Bogeyman
The ‘urban metropolitan elite’ narrative suits a political agenda but it does not reflect the reality of the UK today, argues Maheen Behrana
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When Truth Matters More: The Case for Scrutinising GB News
We cannot simply ignore the new network, contends Sam Bright
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GB News is Andrew Neil’s Latest Vehicle for Market Populism
The new ‘anti-woke’ platform is merely a new incarnation of a years-long campaign, explains Julian Petley
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GB News Part-Owned by Two Conservative Lords
The controversial new platform has been backed by two Tory grandees, reports Sam Bright
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GB News Founder Says Platform Could Campaign Against Anti-Brexit MPs, Lords and Officials
The new network looks set for a showdown with Ofcom, reports Sam Bright
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Post-Nolan Cronyism: The 10 Year Conservative Campaign to Rig the Public Appointments System
The recent appointment of Government sympathisers to the BBC must be seen in the context of a years-long effort to wrest control of public bodies, says Julian Petley
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‘Gold Standard of Broadcasting Impartiality’? New BBC Board Member Sir Robbie Gibb Recently Championed Boris Johnson
The latest appointment to the BBC’s executive team said the Prime Minister has ‘all too often been misunderstood and maligned’ only four months ago, reports Sam Bright
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A ‘Disturbing’ Appointment: BBC Continues to Appease Its Enemies as Sir Robbie Gibb is Welcomed to the Board
The appointment of a Brexiter member of the Conservative Party who has slammed the Corporation for its ‘woke-dominated group think’ is another worrying sign of its capture, says former BBC producer Patrick Howse
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The Future of British Broadcasting – Insider Spills GB News Beans
In a world exclusive interview, a GB News insider speaks to Otto English about what the soon-to-be-launched TV channel has up its sleeve
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‘It’s Coming from the Top’: Concerns Inside BBC of Fear of Casting Boris Johnson in a Bad Light
Former BBC reporter Patrick Howse speaks to those inside the corporation after Byline Times asked the BBC about its lack of coverage of Jennifer Arcuri’s new revelations of a four-year sexual affair with the now Prime Minister
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‘Stories are Chosen due to Editorial Merit’ and ‘Newsworthy Updates’: BBC Responds to Concerns over Lack of Coverage of New Johnson Sexual Affair Revelations
Hardeep Matharu asked the corporation why it is not telling its readers and viewers of new claims by Jennifer Arcuri this week of a four-year sexual relationship with the now Prime Minister
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The Slippery Slope Towards an Unfree Press – Lessons from Hungary and Poland
In Hungary and Poland, journalists and commentators are losing their jobs for criticising the Government – while in the UK Boris Johnson wants the BBC to ‘move into line’ When Boris Johnson spoke to the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs on the one year anniversary of lockdown, it may have come as a surprise that…
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Huw Edwards, His Flag and How the BBC’s Appeasement of its Enemies Backfired
The corporation’s biggest mistake was to court and give a platform to extreme voices, says former BBC journalist Patrick Howse
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Peter Oborne’s January Diary 2021: The BBC, the Lobby, Wine and Assange
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political scene, at home and abroad. Here is his January column
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GB News Funder Legatum Linked to Koch Climate Denial Network & US ‘Race-Baiting’
Nafeez Ahmed reports on some of the background to the new TV channel aiming to the challenge the ‘woke’ liberal consensus
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GB News ‘Founder’ in Business with Two Top Priti Patel Appointees
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how Sir Robbie Gibb, who helped found the new ‘anti-woke’ media channel, is tied to the Government’s bid to attack Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion
