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New inquiries into ownership
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DATELINE: 17/10/07
The House of Lords Communications Committee has launched a new inquiry into the news and media ownership. It will be in two parts, with the first focusing on changes in the way people access news, developments in the way news is provided and how concentrated media ownership affects the balance and diversity of news. The committee will later go on to consider the concentration of media ownership, cross-media ownership and the regulatory framework.
The inquiry comes at an important time as the Competition Commission considers the implications of BSkyB's purchase of 17.9 per cent of ITV shares last November. The CPBF and other media campaigners have argued the Commission should examine the wider question of Murdoch's British media holdings.
Meanwhile Ofcom has published a discussion document New News, Future News - The challenges for television news after the digital switchover. The report was commissioned ahead of its Public Service Broadcasting review to be launched in the autumn.
Closing date for comments on the report was 7 September. Details of the CPBF response will be posted on the web site.
Last modified: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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World Press Freedom Day
More reporters are currently imprisoned in Turkey than in any other country in the world. Only a matter of weeks ago lawyers failed to persuade a Turkish court to release a 76-year-old journalist from a Turkish internet news station.
World Press Freedom Day on Friday May 3, 2013 is being marked in Britain by a rally to highlight the dangers facing journalists in Turkey and in this podcast, Nicholas Jones speaks to Barry White, Organiser at the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, and Sam Bamford, the TUC's policy officer for Eastern Europe and Africa about the importance of a campaign to highlight international press freedom.
The World Press Freedom Day rally is being staged by the National Union of Journalists at the NUJ head office, Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1 on Thursday May 2, 6pm-8pm.
DATELINE: 27/4/13
UK launch of EU media campaign
DATELINE: 13/3/13
The UK launch of a 'European Citizens' Initiative' calling for EU rules against concentration of media power will take place on Thursday March 21 from 11:00am – 12:30pm in Committee Room 4A at the House of Lords, London. Guest speakers will include actor and activist Hugh Grant (pictured), media consultant Claire Enders, Professor Steven Barnett, Barry McCall (President of the NUJ) and Marc Gruber (Director of the European Federation of Journalists).
A European Citizens' Initiative is an official petition, like a Downing Street petition. If it succeeds in gathering a million signatures across the EU, the Commission is obliged to respond.
This petition calls for the EU to act to protect media pluralism and press freedom.
CPBF Annual General Meeting
DATELINE: 1/3/13
Make a note in your diary
Saturday 13 July 2013 from 10.00am
NUJ HQ, 308/312 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1.
Leveson, media ownership, CPBF future work.
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Previous stories
Media Ownership
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A Waiting Game
Review: Labour's missed opportunities
Stopping Murdoch Now 5
Rivals clarify complaints over Sky dominance
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Early Day Motion 309: Attempted takeover of ITV by Sky
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Turmoil at the Telegraph
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