The historically pivotal court case, that is critical to the future UK Trans+ rights From outing Trans+ women to minimising legal successes, inflating “gender critical” power, the media has been failing in its responsibility to report fairly for decades

How the UK media has wrongly shaped knowledge about some of the UK’s most important Trans+ legal cases 👇

www.wearequeeraf.com/how-the-uk-m...

The new BBC Director-General must serve as a champion for audiences & break with the many failures of his predecessors.

This requires a totally different way of thinking from his career as a Google executive.

MRC statement on Matt Brittin's appointment: www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/matt-br...

Young people deserve a central role in shaping the future of the BBC, but they've being left out of BBC Charter renewal.

Join us with the Sir Lenny Henry Centre & Birmingham City Uni for this first event in a UK-wide, student-led conversation on the BBC. Wednesday 2pm: www.bcusu.com/ents/event/8...

Young people deserve a central role in shaping the future of the BBC, but they've being left out of BBC Charter renewal.

Join us with the Sir Lenny Henry Centre & Birmingham City Uni for this first event in a UK-wide, student-led conversation on the BBC. Wednesday 2pm: www.bcusu.com/ents/event/8...

A permanent Charter won't end government control over the BBC. The BBC must be run democratically, by the British public

What's more, Lisa Nandy's announcement - made to a private corporate media event - violates principles of open & transparent policymaking: www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/bbc-cha...

The MRC's Tom Chivers spoke to Radio 4's Feedback about what's next for BBC Charter renewal.

The tick-box DCMS consultation closed this week. Now it's up to the BBC & parliament to empower the public in deciding the BBC's future.

Listen to the interview from 13:45: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We're delighted that @weownit.org.uk have joined our campaign demanding a democratic public-led BBC Charter Review

The future of the BBC & public media must not be decided behind closed doors. Government must give the public an active and direct role: www.mediareform.org.uk/key-issues/b...

"A cooperative BBC based on membership"

Bold proposals from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social in response to Charter Review, calling for a mutual BBC owned & accountable to the public

Grateful that they have drawn on the MRC & @cmmonwealth.bsky.social's proposals on mutualisation:

We're delighted that @weownit.org.uk have joined our campaign demanding a democratic public-led BBC Charter Review

The future of the BBC & public media must not be decided behind closed doors. Government must give the public an active and direct role: www.mediareform.org.uk/key-issues/b...

Parliament has a vital role in opening BBC Charter Review to the public.

Yet 4 months in to the review & with the DMCS consultation finished, parliament's media Committees have not yet announced inquiries.

We've written to the Chairs of the Commons and Lords committees requesting more information:

Media Reform Coalition Media Reform coordinates the work of advocacy groups campaigning to protect the public interest in light of the Leveson Inquiry and Communications Review.

And our Public Lock appears in @mediareformuk.bsky.social’s open collection of policy proposals, the Alternative Green Paper:

www.mediareform.org.uk/bbc-alternat...

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Media Reform Coalition Media Reform coordinates the work of advocacy groups campaigning to protect the public interest in light of the Leveson Inquiry and Communications Review.

Today @mediareformuk.bsky.social launches its Alternative Green Paper; a compilation of proposals for radical BBC reform from civil society, campaign groups, media experts & members of the public. www.mediareform.org.uk/bbc-alternat...

Register for tonight's Zoom meeting to hear about a range of BBC reform proposals, join the discussion & submit your own ideas to the Alternative Green Paper on BBC Charter review: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

TONIGHT 5pm: The launch of the Alternative Green Paper, a public collection of radical proposals for reforming the BBC.

Join the MRC with @labourlewis.bsky.social, @vlvuk.bsky.social, @demos-uk.bsky.social, @equityuk.bsky.social & more for this crucial debate on the BBC's future. Link in next post:

A few of us were at this event and, well, yes, this just about sums it up.

The £546m (and growing) question BBC bosses believe getting more people to pay a smaller licence fee can save its future finances - do the numbers add up?

The TV licence fee is a failed and faltering way to fund the BBC. Yet BBC execs and Government ministers resist exploring a radically new funding model

In the latest Whose Beeb?, Dr Tom Chivers looks at why tinkering at the edges won't save the BBC's future finances:

Early Day Motion 2701: BBC Charter Review Motion text reads: I have put forward a parliamentary motion calling on the Government to give Parliament and the British public an active, direct and democratic role in deciding the BBC’s future. The changing nature of global politics and technology means renewed public service broadcasting can play a vital role to play in strengthening democracy.

I have put forward a parliamentary motion calling for Parliament and the British public to have an active, direct and democratic role in deciding the BBC’s future.

@mediareformuk.bsky.social

The government's official probe into the Daily Mail/Telegraph takeover is a critical test of our democracy.

The deal would give Lord Rothermere control over almost *50%* of national print and 1/8th of online news reach - it must be stopped: www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/dmgt-tm...

Polling suggests the majority of the public wants the press to be regulated independently. Read More here: zurl.co/UbMza

Polling conducted by Opinium of 2050 people

Whose Beeb? | Tom Chivers | Substack Analysis, commentary and archiving the BBC Royal Charter review, focusing on universality, democratic accountability and the future of public media. Click to read "Whose Beeb?", by Tom Chivers, a Subs...

We’re told the BBC belongs to us. The truth is we have no power over how 'our BBC' is run, governed or funded.

Subscribe to Whose Beeb? - a newsletter about the politics & policy of BBC Charter review - for the latest news & analysis on how these debates are shaping the future of UK public media:

How do you design public media for a country that does not (yet) exist?

A new blog post by Dr Phil Ramsey and Dr Roddy Flynn, about their report on what a new public service media organisation in a United Ireland could look like: www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/psm-uni...

Are we settling for the status quo with the Government’s Charter review—or missing an opportunity for real change?
Prof Lee Edwards LSE & Media Reform Coalition dissects the green paper in this thought-provoking episode
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We set out a number of recommendations and propose a new institutional and operational structure to enable:

➡️ Stronger constitutional foundations
➡️ Reformed, more independent governance
➡️ Embedding citizen participation to strengthen resilience

Our BBC: A blueprint for a more independent and future-proofed BBC Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

Detailed proposals from @demos-uk.bsky.social for democratic reform of the BBC, preserving & expanding its role as critical "information infrastructure"

Its ideas for a citizens' panel, a 'public lock' & independent funding merit serious consideration in the government's ongoing BBC Charter review

‘A Victim All Over Again’: The Mail Trial and the Murders of Stephen Lawrence and Daniel Morgan Peter Jukes looks at how an ongoing High Court case plunges us back over thirty years to two murders in south‑east London and to a nexus of corrupt police officers and private investigators

"These horrific murders may seem like ancient history. But they are at the centre of astonishing legal claims against [the Daily Mail], which is currently bidding to increase its hold on the British media by buying the Telegraph group." @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/01/19/a...

Media Reform Coalition Media Reform coordinates the work of advocacy groups campaigning to protect the public interest in light of the Leveson Inquiry and Communications Review.

Handing Lord Rothermere almost 50% of the UK's newspaper market would be a deathblow to media plurality - the Daily Mail/Telegraph takeover must be blocked.

We have written to the Culture Secretary, urging the Government to formally intervene in the deal: www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/dmgt-tm...

A blueprint for permanent decline - read the MRC's analysis of the Green Paper on BBC Charter renewal:

💷 Adverts & paywalls will destroy BBC's public service mission
🏛️ No serious reform to broken political appointments
🚫 An undemocratic tickbox consultation

www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/dcms-bb...

Media Reform Coalition Media Reform coordinates the work of advocacy groups campaigning to protect the public interest in light of the Leveson Inquiry and Communications Review.

Read more about our campaign for a democratic BBC Charter review and joint letter - with 20 leading UK democracy and media groups + 35 leading academics, writers & broadcasters - on the MRC website: www.mediareform.org.uk/key-issues/b...

BBC Charter review must not ignore the views of audiences - Gvmt has to give UK public a democratic say on BBC's future

@scotnational.bsky.social report on our joint letter to Lisa Nandy with 20 groups incl. @campaignforthearts.org @vlvuk.bsky.social @involveuk.bsky.social @sortitionnow.bsky.social