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Byline Times investigates media monopolies, their proximity to politicians, and how the punditocracy doesn’t hold power to account
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Untold Stories: The Daniel Morgan Murder
Journalism is not about the fictions people want to hear, but the inconvenient facts that they may want to ignore or may be hard to tell “To rethink continuously the business of storytelling”. That is the motto that welcomes visitors in the highly-patrolled reception lobby to Rupert Murdoch’s News UK headquarters at London Bridge. I…
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The Weaponisation of the Metropolitan Bogeyman
The ‘urban metropolitan elite’ narrative suits a political agenda but it does not reflect the reality of the UK today, argues Maheen Behrana
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The Daniel Morgan Report: Press Criminality? Nothing to See Here…
Brian Cathcart explains why the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report confirms law-breaking and wrongdoing by the press – and how, once again, this will be ignored by the mainstream media
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When Truth Matters More: The Case for Scrutinising GB News
We cannot simply ignore the new network, contends Sam Bright
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The Daniel Morgan Murder: Jacqui Hames ‘I Underestimated the Power of Corruption’
Former detective and BBC Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames explains how she became entangled in a story of press, police corruption and politics when her then-husband started investigating the Daniel Morgan murder
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‘What We’re Doing is Illegal’ – The Private Investigator, the Daily Express Editor and the Daniel Morgan Report
Gary Jones once worked for the News of the World and the Daily Mirror. Today he edits the Daily Express. Will he figure in the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, out next week? Brian Cathcart considers the evidence
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GB News is Andrew Neil’s Latest Vehicle for Market Populism
The new ‘anti-woke’ platform is merely a new incarnation of a years-long campaign, explains Julian Petley
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GB News Part-Owned by Two Conservative Lords
The controversial new platform has been backed by two Tory grandees, reports Sam Bright
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GB News Founder Says Platform Could Campaign Against Anti-Brexit MPs, Lords and Officials
The new network looks set for a showdown with Ofcom, reports Sam Bright
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Saving Lives – Max Mosley: 13 April 1940 – 23 May 2021
Brian Cathcart pays tribute to the Formula One boss who faced up to the sound and fury of Britain’s feral tabloid press
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Press Attacks On BBC Over Princess Diana’s Panorama Interview are a Right Royal Hypocrisy
Liz Gerard dissects the response of newspapers to the BBC’s inquiry into the infamous interview with the Princess of Wales and explains why they should be turning the spotlight on matters closer to home
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Did Murdoch or the Met Delay the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Report?
Peter Jukes, co-author with Alastair Morgan of Who Killed Daniel Morgan and the Untold Murder podcast, gives his personal take on the unprecedented intervention of the Home Secretary in the publishing of a report into the unsolved 1987 crime
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The Daniel Morgan Independent Panel and Press Misconduct: What Might the Government Be Trying to Hide?
Astonishing corruption surrounds the infamous 1987 murder, and a lot of it connects to national newspapers. Brian Cathcart considers what the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report might have to tell us
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The Times Libels Muslims Again: IPSO fails to Act
Four times in 17 months Rupert Murdoch’s flagship newspaper has libelled Muslims, writes Brian Cathcart. That should shame everyone at the paper – and their sham ‘regulator’ too.
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‘Gold Standard of Broadcasting Impartiality’? New BBC Board Member Sir Robbie Gibb Recently Championed Boris Johnson
The latest appointment to the BBC’s executive team said the Prime Minister has ‘all too often been misunderstood and maligned’ only four months ago, reports Sam Bright
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A ‘Disturbing’ Appointment: BBC Continues to Appease Its Enemies as Sir Robbie Gibb is Welcomed to the Board
The appointment of a Brexiter member of the Conservative Party who has slammed the Corporation for its ‘woke-dominated group think’ is another worrying sign of its capture, says former BBC producer Patrick Howse
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Britain’s Political Media Corruption: A Coalition of the Guilty
From Leveson to Brexit, phone-hacking to Cambridge Analytica, Peter Jukes sees a consistent theme – parties on the run from the rule of law. And how Dominic Cummings could end the cycle of corruption
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Westminster’s Apathy Over ‘Let Bodies Pile High’ Allegations
Some sections of the mainstream media are downplaying or distorting claims that the Prime Minister voiced a stark disregard for people’s lives during the Coronavirus crisis, says Sam Bright
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Calling Out Press Racism: Has Anything Changed?
Six weeks after the bust-up at the Society of Editors, we are still waiting for evidence that racism in the media will be confronted, says Brian Cathcart – the onus is on the editors of the Guardian and Financial Times to stand up and show leadership
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‘We’re Living in a Bizarre Fantasy World’: Alastair Campbell on Boris Johnson, Brexit and Labour
The former Downing Street communications chief is incensed about the state of politics and the media
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‘Relationship Management’: Daily Mail Pressured Government to Delete Tweet Criticising ‘Misleading’ COVID Article
For fear of upsetting the newspaper, the Government removed a rebuttal of one of its stories, Freedom of Information requests reveal
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‘It’s Coming from the Top’: Concerns Inside BBC of Fear of Casting Boris Johnson in a Bad Light
Former BBC reporter Patrick Howse speaks to those inside the corporation after Byline Times asked the BBC about its lack of coverage of Jennifer Arcuri’s new revelations of a four-year sexual affair with the now Prime Minister
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‘Stories are Chosen due to Editorial Merit’ and ‘Newsworthy Updates’: BBC Responds to Concerns over Lack of Coverage of New Johnson Sexual Affair Revelations
Hardeep Matharu asked the corporation why it is not telling its readers and viewers of new claims by Jennifer Arcuri this week of a four-year sexual relationship with the now Prime Minister
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Huw Edwards, His Flag and How the BBC’s Appeasement of its Enemies Backfired
The corporation’s biggest mistake was to court and give a platform to extreme voices, says former BBC journalist Patrick Howse
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Will the Editors Who Came Out Against Racism Now Walk the Walk?
Brian Cathcart argues that, if the discussion on how to tackle racism in the press only focuses again on the recruitment of journalists from minority communities, the chance for systemic change will be missed
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Peter Oborne’s February Diary 2021: More Lobby Deceit, French Fabrications and Ignoring Genocide
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political scene, at home and abroad. Here is his February column
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This is the Time for Journalists with Standards to Stand Up and Be Counted
In the wake of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s treatment by large sections of the tabloid press, Brian Cathcart argues that too many decent reporters have been turning a blind eye for too long and that it is time for change
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Incarcerated by Myths: The Meghan and Harry Affair Has Exposed the Fact-Free Press
The distortion of truth, for political and commercial gain, underpins the British newspaper industry, says Sam Bright
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Beyond the Masquerade: The Real Powers Behind the Hollow Crown
Hardeep Matharu explores how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have exposed the real power structures in Britain – now in full destructive, neo-imperial retreat
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Government’s Online Harms Legislation Will Once Again Protect Its Friends in the Corporate Press
Brian Cathcart explains how concerns about internet hate speech will do nothing to tackle the appalling abuse found in online tabloid comment streams
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Meghan Markle Privacy Win: Is the Mail on Sunday’s Editor Being Kicked in the Head?
Brian Cathcart’s analysis on the questions raised by the Duchess of Sussex’s recent legal victory, following the publication of extracts of a private letter she wrote to her father by the newspaper
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Peter Oborne’s January Diary 2021: The BBC, the Lobby, Wine and Assange
Exclusive to print for a month, Peter Oborne shares his observations of the political scene, at home and abroad. Here is his January column
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GB News Funder Legatum Linked to Koch Climate Denial Network & US ‘Race-Baiting’
Nafeez Ahmed reports on some of the background to the new TV channel aiming to the challenge the ‘woke’ liberal consensus
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Anti-Woke Crusade Igniting Threats to Safety and Careers: ‘There’s So Much Hatred Projected at Women in Public Life’, Warns Historian
Hardeep Matharu reports on how the history of the English countryside has turned into a dangerous battleground as various forces try to provoke an uncivil culture war
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GB News ‘Founder’ in Business with Two Top Priti Patel Appointees
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how Sir Robbie Gibb, who helped found the new ‘anti-woke’ media channel, is tied to the Government’s bid to attack Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion
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Cummings and Cain Held Private Meeting With New BBC Boss on Day of Internal Market Bill Vote
Sam Bright reports on how the Prime Minister’s former top advisors met with Tim Davie on the day of a Brexit vote that threatened to break international law
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Rupert Murdoch in Series of Meetings With Boris Johnson and High-Profile Ministers
The right-wing billionaire gained unprecedented access to ministers, reports Sam Bright
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10 Reasons Why Paul Dacre is Unfit to Be the New Ofcom Chair
Brian Cathcart gives a personal view of why the former Daily Mail editor would be the worst thing to happen to the broadcasting regulator entrusted with upholding journalistic standards
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
