If this is true - and there were similar rumours last year - it will do fundamental damage not just to British media but to British democracy.
Impartiality lies at heart of accuracy and trust in UK broadcast news. US has shown us what happens when impartiality is undermined.
Impartiality lies at heart of accuracy and trust in UK broadcast news. US has shown us what happens when impartiality is undermined.
https://twitter.com/StopFundingHate/status/1350715732280156164
This piece by @juliakhorowitz is a first rate analysis of why impartiality matters - and why last week's mob invasion in Washington had its roots in Reagan's abolition of the US equivalent in 1987: edition.cnn.com/2021/01/16/med…
That move enabled Murdoch to launch Fox News. And this was James Murdoch's analysis just 2 days ago: "Those outlets that propagate lies to their audience have unleashed insidious and uncontrollable forces that will be with us for years."
Ofcom has licensed a Murdoch news channel to launch in the UK. It will be bound by impartiality rules, interpreted by Ofcom.
With Dacre in charge of Ofcom, that channel will go the same way as Fox News. That's why his appointment is dangerous for democracy.
With Dacre in charge of Ofcom, that channel will go the same way as Fox News. That's why his appointment is dangerous for democracy.
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