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