We need a new media to tell the real news

By

Fanny Malinen
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Over three quarters of the British press is now in the hands of five billionaires – all of whom are men.

It is no wonder that these super-rich (most of whom live outside the
country and pay little tax) have little interest in challenging the
status quo. To counter this status quo, groups such as Real Media and Occupy the Media Billionaires have started to emerge in Britain.

Real Media’s ‘Anti-Daily Mail week’ took place from 13-20 March, with posters and online memes turning the tabloid’s sensationalist headlines into satire.

The following week, another group, an offshoot from the movement
Occupy Democracy, protested outside Rupert Murdoch’s headquarters at
London Bridge. The event culminated in a people’s trial for the media
mogul on 28 March.

These groups want to challenge the fact that most of the media
landscape is populated by rightwing voices that vilify already
marginalized groups – and benefit enormously from the general public not
expressing their anger over the ever-growing wealth gap, public-sector
cuts and fraud in the financial sector.

Real Media highlighted issues that are ignored or misrepresented by
corporate media, such as inequality, climate change and privatization.

Rupert Murdoch, owner of media empire News Corporation.
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