Column / Investigation
The Crisis in British Journalism
Byline Times investigates media monopolies, their proximity to politicians, and how the punditocracy doesn't hold power to account
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EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes of British Media’s Climate Denial
Eliz Mizon talks to journalists from across the spectrum to discover why the UK media still peddles climate denying misinformation – even during an unprecedented heatwave

EXCLUSIVE Dorries’ Dinner with Lord Evgeny Lebedev
The Culture Secretary enjoyed the hospitality of the British-Russian newspaper proprietor weeks before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Behind Closed Doors: The Murdoch Soirée the Public Isn’t Party To
Under Boris Johnson, the press baron is back in town like hacking never happened, says Mic Wright

EXCLUSIVE Boris Johnson’s Telegraph Meetings Leave No Paper Trail
No notes were recorded at two meetings between the Prime Minister and his ‘real boss’ at the outset of the pandemic, reports Sascha Lavin

‘Carriegate’: How the Prime Minister and his Hacks Scratch Each Others’ Backs
The mystery of a disappearing story about Boris Johnson’s wife once again confirms the merger between the political and media classes distorting British democracy, says Hardeep Matharu

The Punditocracy and the Subversion of Progress
How is the modern media environment emboldening people who want to destroy popular social justice campaigns for their own personal gain?

Piers Morgan Unwatched: The Limits of Opportunism
Mic Wright looks at the meteoric fall in ratings of the former tabloid editor and CNN presenter in his new collaboration with Rupert Murdoch

Keir Starmer, the Daily Mail and Durham Police: How Boris Johnson Uses the Press to Smear his Political Opponents
Durham Police has confirmed to Byline Times that reports of the force re-examining allegations against the Labour Leader are untrue – so what is the Mail’s real motive?
Parts of the Media Are Waging Psychological Warfare Against the Public
Sections of the newspaper industry, aided by broadcasters, are engaged in a 'hyperdistortion' effort to conceal the crimes of those in power, says Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE GB News Lost £3 Million Before Launch
Sam Bright tracks the financial fortunes of the right-wing broadcaster
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
Jeremy Clarkson, The Sunday Times and the Slave Trade: Some Basic Failures of Journalism
In his eagerness to whitewash British history, Clarkson didn’t do quite enough research to get his facts straight, says Brian Cathcart
Darkness Falls: Ministers are Making Themselves Unaccountable – Because They Can
The public bodies that are supposed to keep government virtuous have been systematically subverted by crony Conservative appointments, says Brian Cathcart. We must make them independent
EXCLUSIVE The Johnson-Lebedev Letters: A Back-Channel to Vladimir Putin?
Letters exclusively obtained by Byline Times, between Boris Johnson and Evgeny Lebedev, shed new light on how the son of a Russian oligarch and former KGB officer built such a close relationship with Britain's Prime Minister
EXCLUSIVE Government Refuses to Reveal Taxpayer Cost of Secret COVID Subsidy for Its Wealthy Press Friends
Just how much cash have ministers given Murdoch, the Mail and Co to help them through the pandemic? Brian Cathcart investigates