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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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Clarkson, Misogyny and the Sun: ‘End the Farce of the Sham IPSO Press Regulator’
Complaining to the fake standards body is worse than a waste of time; it plays into the hands of a cynical and immoral industry, writes Brian Cathcart

British Journalism and ‘Threats of Legally-Inflicted Oblivion’
As a major Anti-SLAPP conference closes in London, lawyer Alex Wade reflects on members of his profession who work on 'Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

Nadine Dorries at War with Channel 4
The former Culture Secretary's plans for privatisation of the self-funding public service broadcaster have already cost £2m, but they appear to be based on a mountain of misunderstandings

The End of the Mail’s Useful Legend? Doreen Lawrence Accuses Newspaper of Spying on Her
The case may shatter the Mail’s claims about its role in achieving justice for Stephen Lawrence, writes Brian Cathcart

EXCLUSIVE Daily Mail Group Allowing Sanctioned Russian Data Collection Company to Access Sites
Sites including the Daily Mail and Metro maintain the presence of RU Target, a data specialist advertising company owned by sanctioned Russian state-controlled bank, Sberbank

EXCLUSIVE Government Refuses to Release Correspondence Sent to The Times Over Axed Carrie Johnson Story
Under pressure from Downing Street, the newspaper withdrew a story about Carrie Johnson being offered a lucrative role by her future husband when he was Foreign Secretary

‘Emily Maitlis is Right – the BBC should be Telling the Public the Truth when the Government is Lying’
The Corporation does not know how to respond to the dangerous populism we find ourselves in, writes former BBC journalist Patrick Howse

‘Boris Johnson Completely Obliterated the Line Between Journalism and Politics’
Julian Petley explores how the outgoing Prime Minister embodies the triumph of the Conservative political-media nexus
How the Tabloid Press Misleads on Migration
The Byline Intelligence Team take a look at how media reporting on immigration and asylum can spread misinformation about the weaponised issue
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?