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   R. Scott Pert (raymondpert@mastodon.cloud)'s status on Friday, 22-Mar-2024 16:42:13 JST R. Scott Pert

   The #UK government said Wednesday it will back legislation banning foreign state ownership of British #newspapers and magazines, a move that could upend a planned takeover by a United Arab Emirates-led consortium of the #TelegraphMediaGroup.

   > The development comes after numerous lawmakers from across the political divide urged an explicit ban, rather than using a regulatory approach to ensure that publications don’t parrot views of state actors.
   https://apnews.com/article/telegraph-spectator-foreign-state-ownership-ban-859bfcb3afd849e3cf388cf1fab32f41 #journalism #UAE

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     David Penington (davidpenington@mastodon.au)'s status on Friday, 22-Mar-2024 16:42:27 JST David Penington

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     @raymondpert The UK has to carefully ban only foreign *staye owned* organisations from buying UK newspapers, because they dare not ban the American Murdoch group despite its harmful effects.