Billionaires Control the Media
Billionaires control the media, and it’s undermining our democracy. The broadcast media amplify the right-wing print media meaning the political agenda is always set by, you guessed it, billionaires.
Tag: bias
British Tabloids Amplified Terrorist Propaganda Following Christchurch Attack, Analysis Finds
Exclusive: Analysis by campaign group estimates the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Sun may have helped disseminate white supremacist propaganda to more than 1 million people in the aftermath of shootings at two New Zealand mosques.
I’m Sorry, the BBC Has Now Lost It
From ‘public’ audiences filled with Tory activists to not even attempting to have political balance on panels – and even getting the most basic of facts wrong, Aaron Bastani thinks the jury is clearly out. The BBC has totally lost it when it comes to news and current affairs.
Interview With Owen Jones
“The main thing I’ve learned from working in the British media is that much of it is a cult. Afflicted by a suffocating groupthink, intolerant of critics, hounds internal dissenters, full of people who made it because of connections and/or personal background rather than merit.” The above tweet from Owen Jones set off an inferno […]
No, but Seriously, Why Has the Media Lost It?
On this episode of TyskySour Aaron Bastani and Michael Walker are joined by BBC Director General in waiting Tom Mills to talk about the crisis in the British media, lying Boris, Skrupal, Jewdas and more.
The Tories’ Reputation for Economic Credibility Is Built on False Narratives
The right’s unearned reputation for fiscal credibility is grounded in two false but undisputed narratives: the economic myth that government accounts are like household budgets, and the moral myth that suffering is often deserved and necessary punishment.
