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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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The Great Distortion: How Clickbait Culture Warps Reality
Maheen Behrana explores how a broken business model incentivises news outlets to distort facts

Plastic Patriotism: GB News’ Foreign Funders
Andrew Neil’s Union-Jack-branded platform is backed by a range of foreign and right-wing interests, reports Sam Bright

After Leading the Charge for Better Press Regulation, the Guardian Just Slipped Away from the Battle
Brian Cathcart digs deeper into the volteface by Britain’s leading liberal newspaper following the Leveson Inquiry into the ethics and practices of the press – and how its lack of support hurt the wider cause of press reform

False Equivalence is Killing the BBC – and It’s Killing Us, Too
As the national broadcaster continues to provide a platform for Coronavirus fringe science, Patrick Howse explores how its airing of opinions not evidence, and prioritisation of political – rather than health – reporters could be lethal during the COVID-19 crisis

LBC Radio Host Maajid Nawaz Bankrolled by US Republican Dark Money
Nafeez Ahmed reports on the background of the controversial broadcaster whose think tank has been funded by Pro-Donald Trump donors

New BBC Chairman has Donated Over £400,000 to the Conservative Party
The public service broadcaster’s new figurehead is a prolific Conservative Party donor, reports Sam Bright
