Cook on Monbiots article: Democratic politics became a puppet show. Important closing paras: Monbiot’s basic assumption here is questionable. He suggests that those media not owned by proprietors like Murdoch are not part of the corporate press. The implication is that the BBC is only acting as if it is owned by a corporation, when in fact it isn’t. There is a further implication that the Guardian – Monbiot’s employer – is not only not owned by a corporation but that it also doesn’t behave as if it is. The reality is that the trusts overseeing the BBC and the Guardian are simply foils to distract us from the fact that they are as much embedded in the corporate world as the Murdoch-owned media. The Guardian Media Group’s chief income derives from the transport, property and software industries. And the BBC is really owned by the British government, which decides on its level of income through the licence fee. Even a perusal of the BBC Trust members shows that they are heavily drawn from the establishment, with half of the current board having received honours from the Queen. The other half can presumably look forward to an honour when they retire from the trust. jonathan-cook.net/blog/2013-11-12/democratic-politics-became-a-puppet-show/
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:25:29 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015