Media Reform Coalition
@mediareformuk.bsky.social
We campaign for a more independent, accountable & democratic media, where diversity, ethical journalism & public good come before the private gain of a few media moguls.
Join the movement to fix the UK's broken media system: mediareform.org.uk
Join the movement to fix the UK's broken media system: mediareform.org.uk
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❗️ The UK's crisis in media ownership is worse than ever before
📊 Our new 2025 'Who Owns The UK Media?' report details statistics & analysis exposing the media moguls, Big Tech billionaires & unaccountable corporations that dominate the UK media
READ: mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
📊 Our new 2025 'Who Owns The UK Media?' report details statistics & analysis exposing the media moguls, Big Tech billionaires & unaccountable corporations that dominate the UK media
READ: mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
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Speaking at an event this afternoon about the state of our media.
Who owns our media? A very few corporations, as @mediareformuk.bsky.social regularly charts.
And that's a big problem for #democracy
www.mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
Who owns our media? A very few corporations, as @mediareformuk.bsky.social regularly charts.
And that's a big problem for #democracy
www.mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
Media Reform Coalition
Media Reform coordinates the work of advocacy groups campaigning to protect the public interest in light of the Leveson Inquiry and Communications Review.
www.mediareform.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Speaking at an event this afternoon about the state of our media.
Who owns our media? A very few corporations, as @mediareformuk.bsky.social regularly charts.
And that's a big problem for #democracy
www.mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
Who owns our media? A very few corporations, as @mediareformuk.bsky.social regularly charts.
And that's a big problem for #democracy
www.mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
Davie's resignation is yet more proof: The BBC is an unaccountable, undemocratic institution - captured by political appointees, cowed by the press & unrepresentative of the public.
We need an alternative. Read our @cmmonwealth.bsky.social proposals for a mutualised BBC, controlled directly by us
We need an alternative. Read our @cmmonwealth.bsky.social proposals for a mutualised BBC, controlled directly by us
Our Mutual Friend: The BBC in the Digital Age
The upcoming BBC Charter Review is an opportunity to transform the BBC into a public service mutual, founded on a genuinely democratic relationship with the public.
www.common-wealth.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Davie's resignation is yet more proof: The BBC is an unaccountable, undemocratic institution - captured by political appointees, cowed by the press & unrepresentative of the public.
We need an alternative. Read our @cmmonwealth.bsky.social proposals for a mutualised BBC, controlled directly by us
We need an alternative. Read our @cmmonwealth.bsky.social proposals for a mutualised BBC, controlled directly by us
The BBC has never had a Director-General who so actively and thoroughly degraded the BBC's services & its distinctly public purpose.
Tim Davie wrecked local radio, flattened UK news, abandoned the BBC's universality & allowed the licence fee to become venture capital for selling off British content
Tim Davie wrecked local radio, flattened UK news, abandoned the BBC's universality & allowed the licence fee to become venture capital for selling off British content
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The BBC has never had a Director-General who so actively and thoroughly degraded the BBC's services & its distinctly public purpose.
Tim Davie wrecked local radio, flattened UK news, abandoned the BBC's universality & allowed the licence fee to become venture capital for selling off British content
Tim Davie wrecked local radio, flattened UK news, abandoned the BBC's universality & allowed the licence fee to become venture capital for selling off British content
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The final episode of ITV's The Hack aired last night. It promised to give the NOTW hacking scandal the 'Mr Bates' treatment.
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
After The Hack #7 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The final episode of ITV's The Hack aired last night. It promised to give the NOTW hacking scandal the 'Mr Bates' treatment.
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
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We finally have the last edition of the Hack, out now!
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
After The Hack #7 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We finally have the last edition of the Hack, out now!
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
Thanks for those of you who've gone on the journey with our companion piece to ITV's the Hack.
It's been a fun ride, and we know that a better media is possible
@hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social
youtu.be/KnJNLrJC5Yc
The final episode of ITV's The Hack aired last night. It promised to give the NOTW hacking scandal the 'Mr Bates' treatment.
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
After The Hack #7 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The final episode of ITV's The Hack aired last night. It promised to give the NOTW hacking scandal the 'Mr Bates' treatment.
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
So what went wrong?
Watch @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers discuss this and more on After The Hack!
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🚨 Episode 6 Is LIVE! 🚨
Watch our latest instalment of the After The Hack review show, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social!
Watch here: youtu.be/pnJ-rBV36Ig
@hackedoff.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @itvx.com @davidtennantdaily.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social
Watch our latest instalment of the After The Hack review show, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social!
Watch here: youtu.be/pnJ-rBV36Ig
@hackedoff.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @itvx.com @davidtennantdaily.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social
After The Hack #5 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 Episode 6 Is LIVE! 🚨
Watch our latest instalment of the After The Hack review show, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social!
Watch here: youtu.be/pnJ-rBV36Ig
@hackedoff.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @itvx.com @davidtennantdaily.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social
Watch our latest instalment of the After The Hack review show, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social!
Watch here: youtu.be/pnJ-rBV36Ig
@hackedoff.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social @itvx.com @davidtennantdaily.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social
Ep 5 of After The Hack is LIVE!
This week: does ITV's retelling of the phone hacking scandal focus too much on celebrities, downplaying the full extent of press abuse?
Watch NOW with @bylinetimes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social
This week: does ITV's retelling of the phone hacking scandal focus too much on celebrities, downplaying the full extent of press abuse?
Watch NOW with @bylinetimes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social
After The Hack #5 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ep 5 of After The Hack is LIVE!
This week: does ITV's retelling of the phone hacking scandal focus too much on celebrities, downplaying the full extent of press abuse?
Watch NOW with @bylinetimes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social
This week: does ITV's retelling of the phone hacking scandal focus too much on celebrities, downplaying the full extent of press abuse?
Watch NOW with @bylinetimes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & @impressorg.bsky.social
Episode 4 of After The Hack, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social & @femi-oluwole.bsky.social is now LIVE!
This week: is ITV's The Hack finally showing the human side of press abuse & police corruption? And does the series fail to show viewers the true power of Rupert Murdoch?
This week: is ITV's The Hack finally showing the human side of press abuse & police corruption? And does the series fail to show viewers the true power of Rupert Murdoch?
After The Hack #4 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Episode 4 of After The Hack, with @bylinetimes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social & @femi-oluwole.bsky.social is now LIVE!
This week: is ITV's The Hack finally showing the human side of press abuse & police corruption? And does the series fail to show viewers the true power of Rupert Murdoch?
This week: is ITV's The Hack finally showing the human side of press abuse & police corruption? And does the series fail to show viewers the true power of Rupert Murdoch?
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The fight for trustworthy and accountable journalism found a new advocate in... the Pope? 😅
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The fight for trustworthy and accountable journalism found a new advocate in... the Pope? 😅
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
BBC Charter review will be the most important debate on UK media for a generation. @38degrees.bsky.social want your views on how the BBC should change: form.eu.typeform.com/to/m7Vde5zv
On qu4 show your support for our plans w/ @cmmonwealth.bsky.social for a mutualised BBC, owned & run by the public
On qu4 show your support for our plans w/ @cmmonwealth.bsky.social for a mutualised BBC, owned & run by the public
A few quick questions
I just made my voice heard with 38 Degrees. Click here to have your say too.
form.eu.typeform.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
BBC Charter review will be the most important debate on UK media for a generation. @38degrees.bsky.social want your views on how the BBC should change: form.eu.typeform.com/to/m7Vde5zv
On qu4 show your support for our plans w/ @cmmonwealth.bsky.social for a mutualised BBC, owned & run by the public
On qu4 show your support for our plans w/ @cmmonwealth.bsky.social for a mutualised BBC, owned & run by the public
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Bristol Cable launches hybrid news and social networking app in bid to double membership: A "world first" mobile experience aims to give members curated discussions and community conenctions within a privacy-focused platform
Bristol Cable launches hybrid news and social networking app in bid to double membership
A "world first" mobile experience aims to give members curated discussions and community conenctions within a privacy-focused platform
dlvr.it
October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Bristol Cable launches hybrid news and social networking app in bid to double membership: A "world first" mobile experience aims to give members curated discussions and community conenctions within a privacy-focused platform
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How is phone hacking connected to one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Britain? Episode 2 of #afterthehack is out now. If you're watching the Hack on ITV 9pm, this is the best companion podcast for all the insights, hot takes and more.
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
After The Hack #2 | with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
How is phone hacking connected to one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Britain? Episode 2 of #afterthehack is out now. If you're watching the Hack on ITV 9pm, this is the best companion podcast for all the insights, hot takes and more.
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
youtu.be/hN1NgxsJbxw
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At the Labour Party conference this week advocating for quick wins and ready made solutions for a better media with @hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social and @pressjustice.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
At the Labour Party conference this week advocating for quick wins and ready made solutions for a better media with @hackedoff.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social and @pressjustice.bsky.social
If you're in Liverpool on Monday, join MRC & @hackedoff.bsky.social outside Labour conference and call on Government to protect the public from press abuse: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gathering-...
Gathering at Labour Party Conference
Join us outside Labour Conference in Liverpool, to call for the Government to introduce a new law to protect the public from press abuse.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you're in Liverpool on Monday, join MRC & @hackedoff.bsky.social outside Labour conference and call on Government to protect the public from press abuse: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gathering-...
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Bear in mind that Phone Hacking was only the (more benign) tip of the iceberg when it came to unlawful information gathering which included blagging, email hacking, burglary #TheHack
September 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Bear in mind that Phone Hacking was only the (more benign) tip of the iceberg when it came to unlawful information gathering which included blagging, email hacking, burglary #TheHack
If you're watching The Hack tonight on ITV, learn the background to the series & the politics of the hacking scandal on After The Hack, an @impressorg.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast w/ @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers
After The Hack | Preview Show with Byline Times & Impress
YouTube video by Byline TV
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September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you're watching The Hack tonight on ITV, learn the background to the series & the politics of the hacking scandal on After The Hack, an @impressorg.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast w/ @peterjukes.bsky.social @nakedpolitics.bsky.social @femi-oluwole.bsky.social & MRC's Tom Chivers
The truth about the BBC's Gaza doc review:
🎙️ Narration "factual & carries balance"
📰 No issues w/ "accuracy, fairness or impartiality" in content
💷All payments "reasonable"
So why are the Culture Secretary & Ofcom lying about its findings? Why is the BBC still censoring 'How to survive a warzone'?
🎙️ Narration "factual & carries balance"
📰 No issues w/ "accuracy, fairness or impartiality" in content
💷All payments "reasonable"
So why are the Culture Secretary & Ofcom lying about its findings? Why is the BBC still censoring 'How to survive a warzone'?
The BBC has breached its accuracy guidelines over Gaza – but not in the way you think
It is plain to most that the BBC is biased towards Israel, but that hasn’t stopped a tsunami of coverage claiming the reverse is the case, reports Des Freedman
You might think that the world has fi...
www.counterfire.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The truth about the BBC's Gaza doc review:
🎙️ Narration "factual & carries balance"
📰 No issues w/ "accuracy, fairness or impartiality" in content
💷All payments "reasonable"
So why are the Culture Secretary & Ofcom lying about its findings? Why is the BBC still censoring 'How to survive a warzone'?
🎙️ Narration "factual & carries balance"
📰 No issues w/ "accuracy, fairness or impartiality" in content
💷All payments "reasonable"
So why are the Culture Secretary & Ofcom lying about its findings? Why is the BBC still censoring 'How to survive a warzone'?
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When a government minister who has pledged to "protect press freedom" is proudly interfering in the BBC's operations, it's a good reminder of why genuine media independence is so essential to democracy.
On this week's News Club: Nandy's war on the BBC & UK Gaza spy ops
newsclubuk.substack.com
On this week's News Club: Nandy's war on the BBC & UK Gaza spy ops
newsclubuk.substack.com
Lisa Nandy declares war on the BBC – UK press self-censors on Gaza spy ops – CMA ruling sends Big Tech lobbying into overdrive
News Club: A place to talk about the news and how to change it
newsclubuk.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
When a government minister who has pledged to "protect press freedom" is proudly interfering in the BBC's operations, it's a good reminder of why genuine media independence is so essential to democracy.
On this week's News Club: Nandy's war on the BBC & UK Gaza spy ops
newsclubuk.substack.com
On this week's News Club: Nandy's war on the BBC & UK Gaza spy ops
newsclubuk.substack.com
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So fulfilling to see the database I have built at the @publicinterestnews.org.uk being leveraged by @mediareformuk.bsky.social and the fantastic Tom Chivers for the 2025 edition of "Who Owns the UK Media?"
To know more: www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/local-news-m...
To know more: www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/local-news-m...
🏚️ Decades of cuts, closures & corporate consolidation have left the UK's local media in ruins
3 publishers, Newsquest, National World & Reach, control 51% of local newspapers. These corporate giants also hold 8/10 of the publicly funded Local Democracy Reporter contracts
3 publishers, Newsquest, National World & Reach, control 51% of local newspapers. These corporate giants also hold 8/10 of the publicly funded Local Democracy Reporter contracts
June 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
So fulfilling to see the database I have built at the @publicinterestnews.org.uk being leveraged by @mediareformuk.bsky.social and the fantastic Tom Chivers for the 2025 edition of "Who Owns the UK Media?"
To know more: www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/local-news-m...
To know more: www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/local-news-m...
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Facts & figures won't end Israel's genocide in Gaza. But the new cfmmuk.org.uk report on BBC anti-Palestine bias is a vital tool for exposing media & political complicity
On this week's News Club we explore media failures on Gaza, Welsh independence & rot in arts industry
newsclubuk.substack.com
On this week's News Club we explore media failures on Gaza, Welsh independence & rot in arts industry
newsclubuk.substack.com
Media turns a blind eye on Gaza
BBC's catastrophic failures on Gaza exposed; Welsh independence gaining popularity; Celebrity AI conspiracies adding to the rot in arts industry
newsclubuk.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Facts & figures won't end Israel's genocide in Gaza. But the new cfmmuk.org.uk report on BBC anti-Palestine bias is a vital tool for exposing media & political complicity
On this week's News Club we explore media failures on Gaza, Welsh independence & rot in arts industry
newsclubuk.substack.com
On this week's News Club we explore media failures on Gaza, Welsh independence & rot in arts industry
newsclubuk.substack.com
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If you want to find out how Citizens Assemblies can help deal with the multiple challenges & emergencies…
Come to Byline Festival on Saturday 12 July 10.45am to a panel with @jamiefry.bsky.social
@joemulhall.bsky.social
@petergwoghegan.bsky.social
@janesuiter.bsky.social
bylinefestival.com
Come to Byline Festival on Saturday 12 July 10.45am to a panel with @jamiefry.bsky.social
@joemulhall.bsky.social
@petergwoghegan.bsky.social
@janesuiter.bsky.social
bylinefestival.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you want to find out how Citizens Assemblies can help deal with the multiple challenges & emergencies…
Come to Byline Festival on Saturday 12 July 10.45am to a panel with @jamiefry.bsky.social
@joemulhall.bsky.social
@petergwoghegan.bsky.social
@janesuiter.bsky.social
bylinefestival.com
Come to Byline Festival on Saturday 12 July 10.45am to a panel with @jamiefry.bsky.social
@joemulhall.bsky.social
@petergwoghegan.bsky.social
@janesuiter.bsky.social
bylinefestival.com
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November 18, 2024 at 11:34 PM
If we want to build a better democracy, we have to start by building a different media.
Huge thanks to @turnleftmedia.co.uk for covering the Media Democracy Festival in May - check out their highlights & interviews with speakers on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@TurnLeft
Huge thanks to @turnleftmedia.co.uk for covering the Media Democracy Festival in May - check out their highlights & interviews with speakers on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@TurnLeft
We NEED To Change Our Media | Media Democracy Festival
YouTube video by Turn Left
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June 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
If we want to build a better democracy, we have to start by building a different media.
Huge thanks to @turnleftmedia.co.uk for covering the Media Democracy Festival in May - check out their highlights & interviews with speakers on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@TurnLeft
Huge thanks to @turnleftmedia.co.uk for covering the Media Democracy Festival in May - check out their highlights & interviews with speakers on their YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@TurnLeft
❗️ The UK's crisis in media ownership is worse than ever before
📊 Our new 2025 'Who Owns The UK Media?' report details statistics & analysis exposing the media moguls, Big Tech billionaires & unaccountable corporations that dominate the UK media
READ: mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
📊 Our new 2025 'Who Owns The UK Media?' report details statistics & analysis exposing the media moguls, Big Tech billionaires & unaccountable corporations that dominate the UK media
READ: mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
June 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
❗️ The UK's crisis in media ownership is worse than ever before
📊 Our new 2025 'Who Owns The UK Media?' report details statistics & analysis exposing the media moguls, Big Tech billionaires & unaccountable corporations that dominate the UK media
READ: mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...
📊 Our new 2025 'Who Owns The UK Media?' report details statistics & analysis exposing the media moguls, Big Tech billionaires & unaccountable corporations that dominate the UK media
READ: mediareform.org.uk/media-owners...