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From tackling corporate monopolies to building a Media Consumer Union, the official schedule for Media Democracy Festival 2026 is locked in.
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Media Reform Coalition
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Media Reform Coalition
@mediareformUK
We campaign for an independent, accountable & democratic media, where public interest & ethical journalism come before the private gain of a few media moguls.
- At the Leveson Inquiry Piers Morgan said under oath he had "no reason or knowledge to believe" phone hacking took place at the Daily Mirror. He was "100% sure" he didn't see it. Today the High Court ruled Morgan knew about phone hacking & was involved while he was Mirror editor
00:00 - Just published: our new report on UK media ownership. 3 companies control 90% of national newspaper circulation & 80% of combined online/offline brand reach. These are agenda-setting voices in a concentrated market. Is this what we mean by a free media? mediareform.org.uk/media-ownershi…
- Letter from @KenLoachSixteen, Sir Geoffrey Bindman, Mike Leigh, Tim Llewellyn & MRC calling on @BAFTA to reconsider its nomination for the @BBCPanorama programme, 'Is Labour Antisemitic?' on the basis of serious editorial flaws
- Replying to @mediareformUKSaw Piers Morgan's statement disparaging the High Court & Mirror hacking victims? Here's what Leveson said about his inquiry testimony in 2012: "side-swiping", "utterly unpersuasive", trying to "draw attention away" from awkward questions & incriminating evidence...
- One week to go until our Media Democracy Festival - kicking off with a keynote speech and Q&A with @jeremycorbyn! The event will be on Youtube Live and via our partners. Sign up to Eventbrite for a reminder before the event - you don't want to miss this! eventbrite.com/e/a-free-media…
- "The new editor of Britain’s only black national newspaper has warned the UK is going backwards in recognising institutional racism in the media and wider society."
- We need a media that isn't afraid to hold the rich & powerful to account. But how do we build one & what would it look like? Join @jeremycorbyn for his keynote speech on media reform, and a Q&A, to kick off our Media Democracy Festival #MDF21 Sign up:
- "In the coming weeks we will announce some exciting projects, shared infrastructure to support independent media and more ways for you to get involved with supporting them and building campaigns for a democratic media." - @jeremycorbyn on @corbyn_project #MDF21
- The state of the UK media! 3 companies control 80% of national newspaper circulation & 5 companies dominate 80% of total online & offline reach. Seeing similar concentration in local news & digital markets. Read our new report mediareform.org.uk/media-ownershi… @owenjones84 @labourlewis
- Much of the media are playthings of oligarchs - owning a newspaper gives direct access to politicians. Not about making money but about influence and patronage argues @OwenJones84 #MDF2019
- Bywire News is currently working with a number of other Independent Media outlets on a massive project that will allow them to collectively take on the mainstream media. But we will need your help to succeed - so please follow @bywirenews now!
- “BBC is not independent of the establishment but at its very epicentre” argues @owenjones84 outlining a series of progressive reforms that are needed for a democratised, localised broadcaster #MDF2019
- 🔥The full line-up for #MDF2019 is out! 🔥 Join us on 16 March and be part of the movement to fix Britain's broken media. Get your tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/the-media-de…… More info: facebook.com/events/1732978…
