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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 Unaccountable Press Could Learn a Good Few Lessons from New York’s Journalism Scandal
The scrutiny applied to the work of a New York Times journalist by others in the profession is not to be found in Britain’s warped press culture, says Brian Cathcart

Home Office Study Trashes The Times’ ‘Muslim Grooming Gangs’ Narrative
The journalistic credibility of Andrew Norfolk, the award-winning Times journalist with the anti-Muslim agenda, continues to crumble away

Free Speech or Hate Speech? The Billionaire Corporate Press Given a New Licence to Monster Minorities
Brian Cathcart on the press regulator IPSO’s decision to use the cover of press freedom to undermine the freedom of people whose gender, race, religion or sexual orientation the newspapers despise

The Times of Islamophobia: How the Demonisation Works
Moazzam Begg explains why Rupert Murdoch’s flagship newspaper had to make an apology to him and the advocacy organisation CAGE and argues that deeper questions about Islamophobia still stand

The Truth of the Matter: How the BBC Can Save Itself
Patrick Howse reviews a new book about the forces raging against the BBC, and offers some solutions to the broadcaster’s current predicament

EXCLUSIVE Sunak Schmoozes Rebekah Brooks
The Chancellor held a private meeting with the Murdoch media bigwig, reports Sam Bright

Hatred, Hypocrisy and Plain Bad Journalism at The Times
Brian Cathcart looks at the latest example of anti-Muslim bias at Britain’s newspaper of record

EXCLUSIVE Murdoch: ‘Thug and Bully is Terminal Trouble for Democracies’, Says Former Australian Prime Minister
Speaking exclusively to the Byline Times Podcast, Kevin Rudd discusses his campaign to establish a Royal Commission into the need for media diversity in Australia
EXCLUSIVE Dark Ironies: The Financial Times and Cambridge Analytica
Dr Emma Briant reports on the contract between the famous media company and the now-defunct data operation set up by Steve Bannon and Robert Mercer
Daniel Morgan Independent Panel: ‘A Jigsaw with a Million Pieces’
As the public inquiry draws to a close, Duncan Campbell reports on the testimony of former Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook who has been silenced for nearly nine years
Owner of Andrew Neil’s GB News in Awkward Conflict of Interest
While the new television channel has pitched itself as a rival to the media establishment, one of its co-founders maintains ties to one of Britain’s big broadcasters
I’m Boycotting Murdoch Until Climate Truth is Front Page News
Following his arrest at a recent Extinction Rebellion protest, Rupert Read sets out his new ‘David versus Goliath’ campaign for change by example
Stop Press: Why I Had to Take a Stand Against my Former Employers on Climate Change
Steve Tooze, a former newspaper journalist, explains why he took part in Extinction Rebellion's recent blockade of newspaper print works
The Treachery of the Scribes
Peter Jukes explains how a warped form of journalism has taken control in the UK and talks to ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston about the limitations of the lobby system
53 Stories about Phone Hacking and Illegal Private Investigators at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
For over three years, Byline Investigates Editor Graham Johnson has been exposing unlawful information gathering in Britain's best selling tabloids. Here's what he's learned so far
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