One of the great ‘Flat Earth’ ideas of our time is the notion that deep dependence on corporate advertising does not compromise the ability of our corporate press to report honestly and accurately. Contrary to →
Q: You say in the book you used to work in the corporate sector. To what extent did this shape your current views? A: That’s difficult to say. I already considered myself quite ‘green’ when I joined Shell in 1989. The big issue vis-à-vis Shell then was South Africa and apartheid. →
Our media alert, “New Chairman Confirms the BBC as a Mouthpiece for Establishment Views” (October 3, 2001), provoked a response from the BBC’s political editor, Andrew Marr. This is Mr Marr’s response (October 7, 2001) →
The BBC never tires of reminding us of its bona fides. A recent BBC advert assured us: “Honesty, integrity – it’s what the BBC stands for.” During the recent general election, the same source declared: →
The great rallying cry of New Labour on entering office in 1997 was that they would be “tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime”. The liberal media were of one voice in →
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