Pressing Issues
Think tank: Fabian Society
Author(s): Various authors
July 21, 2025
This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society explores making the media work for democracy.
The UK media is among the least trusted in the democratic world. Largely owned by a handful of corporations, and with a track record of abuse, misinformation and sensationalism, this is perhaps little surprise.
Yet it is also true that as ethics, privacy and other public protections have been neglected, new and genuine threats to the standing and freedom of the press have emerged.
Meritless threats of expensive litigation, a failure to safeguard professional standards and credibility and, abroad, even the threat of physical violence, have all made it harder for journalists with integrity to produce the free, fearless reporting we so desperately need.
