“There’s no organised “media blackout” on reporting protest marches. More often than not, they just aren’t that much of a story.”
Foxton, Willard (2014). “No, the media didn’t ignore your anti-austerity march – it just wasn’t that interesting” New Statesman. 23 June 2014 Available at: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/06/no-media-didn-t-ignore-your-anti-austerity-march-it-just-wasn-t-interesting [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
“To judge by today’s UK media coverage, you might think that two different phone-hacking trials ended at the Old Bailey yesterday….”
Hume, Mick (2014). “A battle for the soul of UK journalism.” Spiked-online 25 June 2014. Available at: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/a-battle-for-the-soul-of-uk-journalism/ [Accessed 18 July 2014].
“The only way the remaining copies of The Sun will be distributed today is if she instructs postal workers to break the law. I’ve emailed her first thing this morning to point out this rather obvious flaw in the current arrangements her company has with News UK….”
Watson, T. (2014). “World cup blues” [online] Labourlist.org. 13 June 2014 Available at: http://labourlist.org/2014/06/world-cup-blues/ [Accessed 18 July 2014].
“Michael Gove has announced that the government will require all 20,000 primary and secondary schools to “promote British values”….”
Fisher, Lucy (2014). “Gove urges schools to teach British values. But what are they?.” New Statesman 10 June 2014 [online] Available at: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/06/gove-urges-schools-teach-british-values-what-are-they [Accessed 18 July 2014].
“Last week James Delingpole asked ‘does Ukip believe in anything anymore?’ As a fellow party member I just want him to assure him that we do. His question comes as the party is facing the most important three months in its twenty-one year history: over the summer we will choose our target seats for the general election next May, and simultaneously develop the policies that we will take into that election….”
Nuttall, P. and Hardman, I. (2014). What ‘-ism’ sums up Ukip? Common sense-ism – Spectator Blogs. [online] Spectator Blogs. Available at: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/paulnuttall/2014/06/what-ism-sums-up-ukip-common-sense-ism/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
“What does UKIP stand for? A mini debate from Spectator
Does Ukip believe in anything any more? All the other terrain on the political map has been fully occupied. Classical liberalism has not…”
Delingpole, J. (2014). “Does Ukip believe in anything any more?.” [online] The Spectator. 7 June 2014. Available at: http://www.spectator.co.uk/columnists/james-delingpole/9225161/ukip-needs-an-ism-and-i-know-just-the-one/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
“Evan Davis and Alan Rusbridger got their handbags out at a media luvvie lunch. Davis touched a nerve by arguing that the newspaper industry needs three dailies to go out of business to survive, provoking a much more sensible alternative suggestion from the Guardian editor…”
Guy Fawkes’ blog, (2014). “Rusbridger: We Need the BBC to Go Out of Business.” [online] Available at: http://order-order.com/2014/06/06/rusbridger-we-need-the-bbc-to-go-out-of-business/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
“Corporation’s editors have a ‘safety-first’ attitude and are obsessed with newspapers’ agendas, says economics editor…”
Brown, M. and Deans, J. (2014). “Robert Peston: BBC follows the Daily Mail’s lead too much.” [online] the Guardian. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/06/bbc-obsessed-agenda-daily-mail-robert-peston-charles-wheeler [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
“A PETITION attacking the BBC for being biased against the Green Party in its election coverage has attracted more than 45,000 signatures….”
Culley, Jeremy (2014). “Green Party blasts BBC for ‘media blackout’ in election coverage.”, Bolton News. 5 June 2014. Available at: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/politics/11258717.Green_Party_blasts_BBC_for__media_blackout__in_election_coverage/ [Accessed 17 Jul. 2014].
“There is a new consensus, especially in the media, which says the problem of racism is far greater today than it was in the past. The idea that racism is on the march was routinely expressed following the surge in votes for Eurosceptic parties in the recent EU elections…”
Furedi, Frank (2014). It’s just not true that racism is on the rise. [online] Available at: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/its-just-not-true-that-racism-is-on-the-rise/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].