Thursday 14 November 2013

Alastair Campbell: I hate what Dacre and Murdoch have done to journalism



Alastair Campbell: I hate what Dacre and Murdoch have done to journalism

One of the most powerful critiques of modern journalism came from the Guardian's Nick Davies. In his book Flat Earth News, he detailed specific acts of press distortion, manipulation and lying. But more, he made a convincing analysis that the corporatisation of the media is what has led to its decline in trust and accuracy. He calls it a cancer and argues it is beyond cure. I hope he is wrong, but three things are clear:

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