This proposed legislation is potentially a bit of a watershed for media freedom in the EU - definitely one to watch for those of us interested in UK media corruption & regulation.

#KnowTheMedia #EU #mediafreedom #censorship

https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/media-freedom-act-europe-journalists-regulation

Out today: our August 2023 update. Read for updates on innovative community media in Scotland, new funding solutions for public interest journalism, ongoing journalists' union disputes and more.

#BeTheMedia #KnowTheMedia #ChangeTheMedia

https://bettermedia.uk/2023/08/31/august-2023-update/

Really fantastic quick listen here - Pablo Navarette speaks to the IMA about Alborada, bringing coverage of Latin America to the anglophone world, and the British media's complicity in UK & US imperialism.

#KnowTheMedia #latinamerica #imperialism #IMA #Alborada #independentmedia

https://mediathatmatters.substack.com/p/inside-indymedia-alborada#details

This is a major blow for the S*n - and its timing calls into even greater question the editorial decisions made around the Huw Edwards story recently. Slowly, slowly, the noose might be tightening around Murdoch...

#KnowTheMedia #ChangeTheMedia
#phonehacking #PrinceHarry

https://hackinginquiry.org/opinion-sun-publisher-suffers-significant-defeat-in-litigation-brought-by-prince-harry/

As part of our July update, we're announcing that our paid worker's contract has been renewed for another 6 months. Help us fund their work further by supporting us on opencollective - link in bio.

#BeTheMedia #KnowTheMedia #ChangeTheMedia #supportus

https://bettermedia.uk/2023/07/27/july-2023-update/

This is your regular reminder that right-wing media owners are not out here to serve the public, or to hold banks to account, however many TV spots Farage gets about his life admin grumbles.

#KnowTheMedia #NigelFarage #GBNews #Natwest

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/gb-news-owner-makes-millions-after-shorting-natwest-stock-353437/

Important, if unsurprising, research here from Hacked Off. The Wootton saga is a picture-perfect case study of the total lack of concern for morality, legality and journalistic standards on the part of GBNews - and the complicity of the mainstream press.

#KnowTheMedia #GBNews #DanWootton

https://hackinginquiry.org/breaking-media-blackout-on-wootton-allegations-research-shows-edwards-story-generated-twenty-four-articles-in-the-press-in-first-24hrs-after-breaking-wootton-story-generated-zero/

Not content with being so matey with the mainstream press, now the Tories are making their own newspapers too! But it seems they forgot to put their name on them... Check out the WhoTargetsMe newsletter for more great research on political ads.

#KnowTheMedia #PoliticalAdvertising #tories

https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/26/the-conservatives-skirted-close-to-the-limits-of-electoral-law-to-keep-uxbridge-and-south-ruislip-tory/

Pride month is over, but the need for LGBTQ+ representation in media isn't going anywhere. This is an excellent look at the complexities of media attitudes to queer lives in an increasingly LGBTQ-phobic anglophone world.

#KnowTheMedia #ChangeTheMedia #pride #LGBT #LGBTmedia

https://www.media-diversity.org/how-the-media-can-adopt-more-authentic-ways-of-representing-the-lgbtq-community/

This excellent initiative from PINF launched yesterday - a map of UK local news providers. Still in beta and partially incomplete, but an excellent resource nonetheless. Worth a bookmark!

#KnowTheMedia #LocalNewsMap

https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/map

Major news platforms are being squeezed on every front right now - the online ad market is failing, and the subscription market is starting to look saturated. Room for local & indie news to move in with more innovative revenue strategies?

#KnowTheMedia #advertising #independentnews

https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/pay-online-news-uk-subscriptions-digital-news-report/

Excellent long read here from our member Rob Watson on the distinction between local and community radio, issues with current representation and the potential implications of the #MediaBill

#KnowTheMedia #communitymedia #communityradio

https://decentered.co.uk/community-radio-is-not-local-radio-protecting-social-gain-and-key-commitments/

Bit of a Pride month hidden gem here: fantastic panel from the International Journalism Festival back in April on how queer lives are (& are not) covered in Global South media. Informative, sobering, hopeful - very much worth your 45 mins.

#KnowTheMedia #ChangeTheMedia #LGBTmedia #GlobalSouth #pride

https://www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2023/underreporting-and-misreporting-of-queer-lives-in-the-global-south-media

EU govts may be setting a dangerous precedent with this exemption, which would allow them to target journalists with spyware in the nebulous name of 'national security'. Excellent reporting from Investigate Europe.

#KnowTheMedia #Europe #legislation #spyware

https://www.investigate-europe.eu/en/2023/eu-media-freedom-act-governments-exemption-spy-surveillance-journalists/

More consolidation by the big players in the media industry - who'da thunk it? We can expect to see regulatory scrutiny, but it will require pressure from campaigners if this latest merger is to be blocked.

#KnowTheMedia #ChangeTheMedia #DailyMail #DailyTelegraph #merger

https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/dmgt-daily-mail-telegraph-acquisition-market-share/

Excellent summary from Behind Local News of the NCTJ annual report on diversity and inclusion in journalism. A must-read!

#KnowTheMedia #journalism #diversity #representation #NCTJ

https://medium.com/behind-local-news-uk/journalism-still-struggling-to-find-recruits-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds-new-study-reveals-3ece15dc9ce8

Want to see media truly holding power to account? Check out openDemocracy's recent annual report - highlights include getting the govt's secretive anti-FOI unit disbanded. All made possible by commitment to independence and high standards of journalism.

#KnowTheMedia #openDemocracy #independentmedia #FOI #investigativejournalism

http://cdn2-opendemocracy-production.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media/documents/openDemocracy_annual_report_2022.pdf

Once the host of Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom meetings, Mayday Rooms hosts a number of fascinating archives, including the Activist Media Project archive which you can access online. Worth a visit if you're in London!

#KnowTheMedia #archives #London

https://maydayrooms.org/archive/

Our predecessor the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom released a series of podcasts on topical media issues in the 2010s. They are available on this archive page, and still worth a listen!

#KnowTheMedia #archives #podcast

https://archive.cpbf.org.uk/indexea4e.html?k=podcasts

Great overview here from the Transparency Project of the recent external review of IPSO. Lots to digest for those interested in the future of press regulation.

#KnowTheMedia #IPSO #mediaregulation

https://transparencyproject.org.uk/independent-external-review-of-ipso/