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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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Britain’s Top Lawyers Sign Climate Declaration Refusing to Prosecute Activists
The 120 lawyers signing a ‘Declaration of Conscience’ are slammed by Daily Mail as 'woke'

EXCLUSIVE Prince Harry to Appear in Person in Phone Hacking Court Case as ‘Teflon Piers’ Faces ‘Both Barrels’
The first senior British Royal to ever enter the witness box in the High Court will allege Piers Morgan oversaw a conspiracy of newsroom criminality at the Daily Mirror, reveals Dan Evans

Front Page Favours, Bungs and Relief: More Details Emerge of Press’ Cosy COVID Relationship with Government
More evidence emerges that, while Boris Johnson’s Government stepped in to prop up his old employers in the press during the pandemic, the favour was returned with helpful coverage

‘Blaming Dead Women’
When men kill women, there still seems to be a desire to pin the blame on her, writes Sian Norris

‘The Sun, Clarkson, Meghan and IPSO – Prepare for Another Shaming Episode of Non-Regulation’
The public is being strung along – again. No matter how outraged you were by the vicious words used against the Duchess of Sussex, nothing will change and the press will do it again, writes Brian Cathcart

Britain Needs Wide-Ranging Media Reform – Now
It’s not just Harry and Meghan, we are all paying the price for a dysfunctional, corrupted established media – opposition politicians must take action, writes Brian Cathcart

‘Daily Mail Tried to Shame Us for Backing Strikers – But Gave Us Free Publicity Instead’
As union laws become more draconian, activists are getting innovative. It's giving right-wingers the jitters

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 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
‘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
EXCLUSIVE Lord Evgeny Lebedev Joins Enterprise Run by Saudi Ruler Accused of Approving Killing of Journalist Khashoggi
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
Under Boris Johnson, the press baron is back in town like hacking never happened, says Mic Wright
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