Media Reform Coalition report warns of dangerous media ownership concentration in UK
Summary
The Media Reform Coalition's 8th edition of 'Who Owns the UK Media?' report reveals dangerously concentrated ownership across UK newspapers, broadcasters, and tech platforms. Since 2023, major media companies have further consolidated their dominance, leading to a collapse in media plurality and declining diversity of news sources. The report highlights the perilous state of the UK's media system due to these ownership concentrations.
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our media system is in a perilous state due to the ongoing collapse in media plurality and the declining diversity of news sources
the largest media companies have cemented and expanded their dominant
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