Media Confidential

Is the right-wing media ‘out of control’?

News organisations on the political right appear increasingly hostile to the prime minister. David Aaronovitch helps Alan and Lionel understand whether they are turning against the Tories

February 01, 2024
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Can Rishi Sunak still rely on what has often been called the “Conservative media”, or are news organisations on the political right becoming increasingly hostile to the prime minister? 

Journalist David Aaronovitch helps Alan and Lionel analyse who and what is driving significant cultural and political shifts in some of the UK’s newsrooms and media boardrooms. Could the Telegraph and GB News even desert the Tories and back the Reform party at the next general election?

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