Media

Leveson: Real change for real journalism December 2012
As the dust on Leveson’s report into media ethics and standards begins to settle, Justin Schlosberg reflects on where it leaves the growing movement for media reform

Murdoch is unfit and improper – but how do we get rid of all the press barons? June 2012
Emma Hughes introduces James Curran and Donnacha DeLong, who argue that while Murdoch may be on the ropes, the power of the media mogul is far from vanquished

Jeremy Hardy thinks… about the press June 2012
'The fact the country is not overrun with lynching parties must mean not all readers take the papers seriously'

Audio: Rebellious Media Conference February 2012
Exclusive podcast with Dan Hind, James Curran, Zahera Harb

Mule, Manchester’s alternative press December 2011
The Manchester Mule Collective explain how their project shows a way to start to plug the gap in local news reporting

Media reform: In the public interest October 2011
Reforming the media after the phone hacking scandal: a Red Pepper roundtable

Wapping: the workers’ perspective October 2011
Michael Pooler visits an exhibition dedicated to the contininuing relevance of the Wapping dispute

A glasnost moment? August 2011
There is great potential for a real transformation in the British media and politics, writes Sarah-Jayne Clifton

Political designs for our times January 2011
An interview with Josh MacPhee and Alec Icky Dunn of Signal, a new journal of international political graphics and culture

Activism 3.0 December 2010
Protests are increasingly appearing on the internet in real time in a myriad of ways. Adam Waldron takes a look at the smartphone applications that every activist needs

Slash and burn at the Beeb July 2010
The BBC has barely been out of the headlines in recent months, not least since the publication of its major strategy review. Siobhan McGuirk asked trade unionists and industry figures what they think needs to change at the corporation

Beyond the dross July 2010
John Pilger and Steve Platt first worked together during the 1991 Gulf War, when they shared platforms at Media Workers Against the War rallies. Platt, who had just taken over as editor of the New Statesman, asked Pilger to contribute a regular column for the magazine - which he has continued under different editors and proprietors ever since. Best known for his hard-hitting television and newspaper reports, and his excoriating analysis of the global warmongers, injustice and poverty, Pilger discusses here with Platt their shared craft of journalism

Zine team June 2010
Red Chidgey explains the key steps to making and distributing your own zine