Following the announcement of a merger between Sky News and 21st Century Fox, Avaaz Foundation, a global citizens’ movement which has concerns over how the concentration of media ownership threatens the public interest, challenged Ofcom’s decision to allow the merger to proceed, by way of judicial review. Professor Steven Barnett, of the University of Westminster, comments on what lessons can be learned from this case and considers the implications for press freedom or media plurality.
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