Political Context of the news industry- further reading
How well does the UK's media industry support democratic politics - article How well does the UK's media system support democratic Politics and represent citizen's interests? Key points: What does liberal democracy require of a media system? The media system should be diverse and pluralistic, including different media types, operating under a system of regulation, designed to foster free competition for audiences, and a strong accountability of media producers to citizens and public opinion. Regulation should guard against the distortions of competition introduced by media ogilopolies. A free press is a key part of media pluaralism- privately owned newspapers, with free entry of competitors and forms of regulation, by government and the law The overall media system should provide citizens with political information at a safe cost Media ownership A diversity of media ownership has been seen as important because of the strong political orientation of national newspaper titl