Media Plurality in the UK: Where Do We Go From Here?

Chris Dawes, an industry veteran and Senior Visiting Fellow at the LSE, analyses the Government’s recent response to the report into media plurality by noting the challenges of measuring plurality, examining possible next steps for Ofcom, and arguing that competition law and public interest assessments may prove to be the key tools in regulating media influence. The Government published on 6 August its response to the House of Lords’ Select Committee on Communications Report into Media Plurality, which was published on 4 February.