Murdoch’s Puppet Show: Pulling on the Strings of Government
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The key findings for this one year period are:
- 534 meetings recorded between the Press and the Government
- 218 interactions recorded between Murdoch interests and the Government
- Rupert Murdoch personally met with Government representatives 12 times over this period; on 6 occasions with the Prime Minister himself
- 62% of all meetings with news providers (including the BBC, other broadcasters and radio) were with the press
- Despite over 200 newspaper publishers joining an independent regulator, the Government did not meet with a single one of them; all recorded meetings were with the unregulated press
- Three private calls between the Secretary of State and newspaper editors on the date the draft Media Bill was published, which included plans to undermine Leveson
The minutes of these meetings have not been published.
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Absolutely shocking statistics. Looking at the way Scottish politicians and government is treated in the press is also shocking. Politics.co.uk is the only one ive seen with any real interest in providing a balanced story. In Scotland we have lots trying to provide our news to counteract such as Broadcasting Scotland, Talking Up Scotland, News for Scotland and the rest. Perhaps its the way forward.