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Enhance democracy by ending corporate domination of the media

Submitted on Sunday 26th June 2016

Published on Wednesday 13th July 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 13th January 2017

Signatures: 5,420

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EU ~ EU Referendum ~ European Union ~ Individuals ~ Media ~ Murdoch ~ Referendum ~ UK

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Enhance democracy by ending corporate domination of the media

Petition Details

A plural and diverse media is an essential part of a healthy democracy and yet in the UK three companies control 71% of national newspaper circulation and five companies control 81% of local newspaper titles. We demand a debate on how to end corporate media domination and how to enhance pluralism.

Additional Information

We the undersigned demand an end to the domination of our media by a small number of individuals. The EU referendum demonstrated the dismal state of our democracy. Journalist Anthony Hilton asked Rupert Murdoch why he was so opposed to the European Union. 'That’s easy,' he replied. 'When I go into Downing Street they do what I say; when I go to Brussels they take no notice.' We deserve a more democratic system than this and we should set about creating one immediately.


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