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Will Prince Charles' "heartfelt interventions" extend to arms sales?

The Prince of Wales and his family have a shameful record of collusion with the British arms industry.

By Harry Blain

/ 10 Feb 2015

Diagnosing the daily poison

We must see the tabloid right as a target in the battle for a better society.

By Steve Hanson

/ 26 Jan 2015

Only in Egypt’s media: women raped because the “guys were having a good time”

A long battle lies ahead. People need to start taking responsibility and stop trying to find scapegoats, whether the Muslim Brotherhood, the culture, women’s clothing’s, etc… We all need to stand side by side and make Egypt's streets safer for women.

By Ahmed Magdy Youssef

/ 13 Jun 2014

Syria: when representational violence is as ruthless as political violence

Our representations of what happens in Syria contribute to the ongoing violence. The rhetoric allows the self-nominated international community to rationalise an ongoing structure of suffering, done with the best of intentions.

By Estella Carpi

/ 23 Apr 2014

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/ 5 Mar 2014

Journalism is not terrorism

In Egypt, numerous journalists have been arrested since the overthrow of Morsi. They are being kept in high security prisons under appalling conditions. Egypt Solidarity Initiative are campaigning for their release as they go on trial today.

By Egypt Solidarity Initiative

/ 20 Feb 2014

Lords report does little to weaken media barons

Despite some positive noises the Lords Communications Committee's recent report does not go nearly far enough to address Britain's dysfunctional media.

By Des Freedman

/ 14 Feb 2014

Media plurality - Schlosberg responds

The final installment of the conversation, here Justin Schlosberg responds to Rob Kenny's article.

By Justin Schlosberg

/ 20 Dec 2013

The impact of a 20% media ownership cap – not so ‘minor’

Rob Kenny responds to Justin Schlosberg's article on media plurality published here.

By Rob Kenny

/ 19 Dec 2013

Media Plurality debate: new research models proposed ownership limits

Based on his latest research that examined civil society proposals for media plurality measures and models their suggested ownership limits against current market conditions, Justin Schlosberg of Birkbeck, University of London argues that such limits and thresholds could limit media power with min

By Justin Schlosberg

/ 18 Dec 2013

One satirist exposes Egypt's lopsided media viewpoint

Nowadays it’s hard to find any national newspaper, TV channel, radio station, or even website that avowedly criticizes the government or the military.

By Ahmed Magdy Youssef

/ 20 Nov 2013

Egypt's most powerful man tries to tame the media

To reconcile two different media perspectives of him, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, commander of the armed forces, has resorted to attempting to control Egypt's media himself.

By Ahmed Magdy Youssef

/ 25 Oct 2013