Steve Barnett
@profsteveb.bsky.social
Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster, author, broadcaster, retired classicist, trying to wean myself off X.
ITV drama The Hack starts tonight. How Murdoch journalists hacked phones and broke the law for stories. UK press still free to break rules and ruin lives. Please sign petition for change.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ITV drama The Hack starts tonight. How Murdoch journalists hacked phones and broke the law for stories. UK press still free to break rules and ruin lives. Please sign petition for change.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
My take on media ownership after this week's vote in the Lords to allow 15% foreign state investment in our news media (i.e. the Telegraph). For @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/why-it-matte...
Why it matters who owns a newspaper
Foreign states will now be allowed to hold up to a 15% stake in British media.
theconversation.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My take on media ownership after this week's vote in the Lords to allow 15% foreign state investment in our news media (i.e. the Telegraph). For @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/why-it-matte...
Reposted by Steve Barnett
German court orders X to hand over election data
A German court has handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s February 23 election
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
A German court has handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s February 23 election
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
German court orders X to hand over election data in legal blow to Musk’s platform
Researchers win a legal battle against the platform formerly known as Twitter, securing crucial access to social media data to probe potential election interference.
www.politico.eu
February 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
German court orders X to hand over election data
A German court has handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s February 23 election
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
A German court has handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s February 23 election
www.politico.eu/article/berl...
Worth listening to this statement after Prince Harry's comprehensive victory against Murdoch's News Group.
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prin...
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prin...
Prince Harry's lawyer calls for criminal probe after High Court win
Prince Harry’s lawyer David Sherborne branded The Sun a ‘criminal enterprise’ and called for a new police investigation
www.standard.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Worth listening to this statement after Prince Harry's comprehensive victory against Murdoch's News Group.
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prin...
www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prin...