Are the British Media More Democratic than British Politicians?
Monday, June 8th, 2009Gordon Brown is supposed to have been threatening retribution against any Labour MPs that try and oust him.
Chomsky and Media Hegemony
Chomsky et al argue(d) there is a ‘conspiracy’ between the media and politicians in the US (west).
In my research on this I found that the relationship was not as close as Chomsky made out; that was for the British media anyway.
Telegraph and Media Show Democratic Spirit
The Telegraph exposure of the politicians’ inflated expenses seems to show that the British media is more attack dog than lap dog, using the terminology that the Americans like to use for comparison of journalistic tenacity.
While the politicians called the media undemocratic for releasing the expenses information I think that the media have done the job that true politicians should be doing in a democracy: providing a voice for the people and trying to get an accountable leadership.
Let’s hope a better political class emerges after it all settles down.