Too often govt ministers & MP are allowed to get away with the absurd claim that - on #COVID19 & #Brexit - the govt/#BorisJohnson “got all the big calls right”
Here @skysarahjane gives a masterclass in challenging this narrative (with MP @PeterBoneUK)
And this by @vicderbyshire
Another masterclass showing journalists how to hold the powerful to account
MPs are trained on ways not to answer uncomfortable questions
One method loved by many is to keep talking
A mute button is very useful here
“This will also do great damage to organisations like the BBC!”
In response to journalistic scrutiny, the govt often accuse the journalist, programme or even channel of bias
As we’ve seen with the sell off of @Channel4, these are not just hollow threats
During the #COVID19 pandemic the govt spent £35m on placing “positive” articles in mainstream newspapers
You probably read lots of them without ever realising they were advertorials
What are the implications of these “information campaign” payments on editorial independence?
Two hundred years ago, a slab of Purbeck stone - the Stone of Free Speech - was set deep into a hillside overlooking London
For centuries, it was a place where people gathered whenever their rights were under threat
Is it time to gather there again?
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