“UK MEDIA FAILS TO DISCLOSE DEFENCE INDUSTRY TIES OF MOST MILITARY COMMENTATORS”

by Amy Killingbeck and Iain Overton in Declassified UK

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“Nearly 60 percent of retired senior British military officers now working in the defence industry have appeared as expert commentators in UK media without any disclosure of their commercial ties, a conflict research charity has found.

The London-based group Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) examined a decade of UK media appearances by former British senior military figures”

https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-media-fails-to-disclose-defence-industry-ties-of-most-military-commentators/

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UK media fails to disclose defence industry ties of most military commentators

New research shows former top British military officers are weighing in on wars and defence spending without public awareness of their commercial interests

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