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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’

, 21 December 2022
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

Nadine Dorries at War with Channel 4

, 21 November 2022
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

Chris Mason’s Johnson Gaffe Risks Trashing the BBC’s Reputation

, 24 October 2022
Patrick Howse reveals how a false BBC News alert that 100 Conservative MPs were backing Boris Johnson's new leadership bid spread quickly around the world

The End of the Mail’s Useful Legend? Doreen Lawrence Accuses Newspaper of Spying on Her

, 6 October 2022
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

, 22 September 2022
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

, 21 September 2022
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’

, 30 August 2022
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’

, 25 August 2022
Julian Petley explores how the outgoing Prime Minister embodies the triumph of the Conservative political-media nexus

How the Tabloid Press Misleads on Migration

, 17 August 2022
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

, 2 August 2022
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

, 15 July 2022
The Culture Secretary enjoyed the hospitality of the British-Russian newspaper proprietor weeks before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE Lord Evgeny Lebedev Joins Enterprise Run by Saudi Ruler Accused of Approving Killing of Journalist Khashoggi

, 1 July 2022
The owner of the Evening Standard and Independent has reinforced his ties to the authoritarian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reveals Sam Bright

Behind Closed Doors: The Murdoch Soirée the Public Isn’t Party To

, 22 June 2022
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

, 22 June 2022
No notes were recorded at two meetings between the Prime Minister and his ‘real boss’ at the outset of the pandemic, reports Sascha Lavin

Anatomy of a Cover-Up: How Number 10 Killed the Times Story About Boris and Carrie Johnson

, 20 June 2022
The Prime Minister succeeded in making the Times remove their story, without a single legal threat, or even an on-the-record denial, reports Adam Bienkov

The Punditocracy and the Subversion of Progress

, 24 May 2022

‘Bungs’ to Billionaires: Cummings Exposes Johnson’s Cash for Content Scandal

, 11 May 2022

Britain’s Foreign Media Oligarchy

, 14 April 2022

On Trial: Freedom of the Press

, 14 February 2022

Operation Rebrand: Munira Mirza

, 4 February 2022
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