Govt gives (taxpayers) money to friendly media (Mail/Sun). Mail buys PPE for the NHS. Govt could have directly. But frames Mail as "Good media finding solution", unlike "bad media reporting problems"
Since govt just gave it a lot of money it technically didn't spend a dime.
Here begins the "Northkoreanisation" of UK media
bylinetimes.com/2020/04/28/the…
It is.
"To beat the opposition, become the opposition"
There's a one in a lifetime opportunity for UK govt not just to shout louder, but to eradicate scrutiny completely.
While keeping up appearances
@peterjukes
At one point you have to address that "problem".
Social media war was won -by disinformation.
Now the other media war begins.
Look at the rhetoric being framed, where it comes from &its timing
There has never been a better time to starve information providers
And keep in mind -they have no other way out
If the media don't fall they will
This pandemic can defeat them...
Or it can allow them to defeat information.
That's the only "science" they care about.
theguardian.com/society/2020/a…