Emeritus Prof Christopher May23h ago

There lots of interesting stuff in Carole Cadwalladr's latest blog on the Broligarchy's 'war on journalism'...

following the money, she has also uncovered a funding link between Tortoise Media (newish owners of The Observer - her old employer) and Saudi Arabia sovereign funding (via a US private equity house).

As always her blog is detailed & full of only just controlled anger, but if you're interested in the political economy of the media, a must read.

#media #news

https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-broligarchys-war-on-journalism

The broligarchy's war on journalism

The capture of US media by Trump allies is accelerating and the UK is the next in line. Plus: the mystery money behind my old newspaper.

How to Survive the Broligarchy
Show threadMàrtainn D 9h ago
@ChrisMayLA6 for those interested you can also follow Carole here through her bridged BS account https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:b7kamuwqipovlbz2l5vhe2tb/post/3mi46wx5usc27
Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla.bsky.social)

NEW: I’ve found an opaque financial vehicle owns a large chunk of the Observer. And neither it or the Guardian will say who it is. Why? Well there is a clue. Which goes by way of Saudi Arabia… 1/ https://open.substack.com/pub/broligarchy/p/the-broligarchys-war-on-journalism?r=nv9u6&utm_medium=ios https://substack.com/@carolecadwalla/note/p-184097202?r=nv9u6&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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@ginger_tosser @ChrisMayLA6 And that thread dives into opaque investments in the Observer, with possible Saudi links.
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