Hungary’s prime minister-elect vows to suspend ‘propaganda machine’ state media Péter Magyar compares media coverage to Nazi-era Germany and says his government will ‘restore its public service character’

Hungary’s prime minister-elect vows to suspend ‘propaganda machine’ state media
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14 Government Reforms the Media Has Largely Ignored Over Recent Weeks You probably won’t have read much about these announcements designed to improve people's lives across the UK

14 Government Reforms the Media Has Largely Ignored Over Recent Weeks
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James Orr and the Messianic Transatlantic MAGA Alliance Trying to 'Save' Britain Peter Jukes and Nafeez Ahmed reveal how James Orr, Nigel Farage's new head of policy, is the key religious and ideological linkman for Palantir's Peter Thiel and Sir Paul Marshall's GB News

James Orr and the Messianic Transatlantic MAGA Alliance Trying to ‘Save’ Britain
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US judge rules Pentagon has violated his order in press access case Paul Friedman grants New York Times’s motion to force implementation of earlier ruling that gutted restrictive new policy

US judge rules Pentagon has violated his order in press access case
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FBI arrests ex-Fort Bragg employee over alleged classified leak to journalist Courtney Williams accused of sharing material with reporter examining deaths and drugs at US military base

FBI arrests ex-Fort Bragg employee over alleged classified leak to journalist
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New Ofcom boss Ian Cheshire’s in-tray is full but one issue will dominate Implementation of the Online Safety Act has just got going, leaving ex-chair of Channel 4 with a huge task on his hands

New Ofcom boss Ian Cheshire’s in-tray is full but one issue will dominate
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American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq Freelancer Shelly Kittleson was reportedly held by Iran-backed militia which says she must now leave country

American journalist released a week after being kidnapped in Iraq
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From ‘stink bugs’ to ‘enemies of the people’: how Viktor Orbán blazed a trail for Trump’s media assaults | Amrit Singh Hungary’s prime minister has systematically attacked independent media. The parallels with the US are chilling, says academic Amrit Singh

From ‘stink bugs’ to ‘enemies of the people’: how Viktor Orbán blazed a trail for Trump’s media assaults
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Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down by Iranian forces

Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report
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Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: ‘It was nonsense. It was lies’ Former Infowars video editor and field producer spoke on his experience working on the show in an NPR interview

Ex-Alex Jones employee reflects on job at Infowars: ‘It was nonsense. It was lies’
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Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund

Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks
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Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS Citing the first amendment, judge says president’s executive order is unlawful and unenforceable

Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
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The toughest job facing the new head of Ofcom: tackling the blatantly partisan GB News | Polly Toynbee It will take a regulator with grit and guts to enforce the UK’s impartiality laws. This is Labour’s chance to remedy our twisted media landscape, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The toughest job facing the new head of Ofcom: tackling the blatantly partisan GB News
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Pete Hegseth Responds To Court Rebuke With New Press Policy The Defense Department announced a new policy for press access after a federal judge ruled that its previous set of restrictions were unconstitutional

Pete Hegseth Responds To Court Rebuke With New Policy That Pushes Press To Workspace Annex Outside Of Pentagon
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Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP

Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds
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US judge blocks Pentagon’s restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit Lawsuit alleged changes gave DoD free rein to punish reporters and outlets over coverage it did not like

US judge blocks Pentagon’s restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit
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Judge Tosses Out Pete Hegseth's Press Restrictions That Led To Exodus Of Journalists The judge found that the restrictions violated the First and Fifth Amendments

Judge Tosses Out Pete Hegseth’s Press Restrictions That Led To Exodus Of Journalists From Pentagon
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Nashville journalist arrested by ICE released after 15 days in detention Colombia-born Estefany Rodríguez, whose detention had alarmed press freedom advocates, freed on $10,000 bond

Nashville journalist arrested by ICE released after 15 days in detention
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Nigel Farage stops accepting Cameo requests after revelations about his use of platform Reform leader ‘unavailable’ on service after Guardian investigation unearths clips of him repeating extremist slogans

Nigel Farage stops accepting Cameo requests after revelations about his use of platform
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Screen scandal: How Ofcom lets GB News get away with it SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A channel constantly breaking the rules has effectively become Reform TV, while our useless state regulator does nothing

Screen scandal: How Ofcom lets GB News get away with it
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Rusbridger says report shows GB News now 'Reform TV' Investigation by Alan Rusbridger claims pattern of GB News breaching Ofcom broadcasting rules and becoming mouthpiece for political party.

Rusbridger says report shows GB News now ‘Reform TV’
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China Censors CNN Segment About Chinese Censorship The feed to viewers in China is cut twice as a U.S. anchor and the network's correspondent in Beijing discuss the methods by which authorities there censor news.

China Censors CNN Segment About Chinese Censorship
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Trump’s FCC chair wants American media to work like Iran’s state TV | Caitlin Vogus If Brendan Carr and the US president’s attacks on the press aren’t stopped, the outcome could be dire

Trump’s FCC chair wants American media to work like Iran’s state TV
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BBC asks US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit and avoid ‘chilling effect’ Corporation’s lawyers argue expensive but ‘groundless’ litigation restricts ability to cover public figures

BBC asks US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit and avoid ‘chilling effect’
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Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage US president on social media ‘thrilled’ that Brendan Carr reportedly looking into broadcasters’ licenses

Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage
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Trump Demands Death Penalty for Reporters in Unhinged War Rant The president is furious about the coverage of his war.

Trump Demands Death Penalty for Reporters in Unhinged War Rant
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Jane Fonda's Committee For The First Amendment On Brendan Carr Threats Jane Fonda's Committee for the First Amendment issued a response to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's threats against broadcasters' coverage of Iran.

Jane Fonda’s Committee For The First Amendment Issues Response To FCC Chair Threats Against Broadcasters’ Iran War Coverage
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FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage

FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war
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Trump administration to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal Exceptionally rare ‘fee’ to be paid by investors who took control of US operations from Chinese parent company

Trump administration to be paid $10bn for brokering TikTok deal
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Says TV Broadcasters Must ‘Correct Course’ or ‘They Will Lose Their Licenses,’ Citing Trump’s Outrage Over Iran War Coverage Brendan Carr said broadcasters need to 'correct course' on their coverage of the Iran war or risk losing their broadcasting licenses.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Says TV Broadcasters Must ‘Correct Course’ or ‘They Will Lose Their Licenses,’ Citing Trump’s Outrage Over Iran War Coverage
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