Exposing Partygate News Today

the media show. a warning this programme contains flashing images. hello and welcome. today we are asking what role the media has in choosing the next conservative leader. how do you cover an election campaign that most of the public doesnt have a say in? and what might all this mean for a channel as planned privatisation? next weeks media bill, which would have included details of the sale has now been delayed. my guests today, fraser nelson, editor of the spectator, a publication at ...

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Rosamond, what is your take on that? one thing we havent talked about is that... people have said the press is very much on side with borisjohnson. the coverage of all the things hes done wrong has been in the media. jennifer arcuri way back when it was a sunday times story. obviously, the mirror and the guardian, traditionally left—leaning papers, were the architects of exposing partygate. but i do think a lot of the coverage hes had has been intensely critical. another example being the cove...

Its not just the politicians - wanting publicity and i wanting to get some big newspapers who hold a lot of influence on side. - its also what the politicians can do for these newspapers - to satisfy some of the things that they are interested in. i rosamond, im going interrupt. what is your take on that? one thing we havent talked about is that people have said the press was very much on side with borisjohnson. the coverage of all the things hes done wrong has been in the media. jennifer arcuri...

Its not to say that it doesnt do lots of good work - and i think partygate - was exposed by the media, by itv news and the mirror. the repercussions of that meant the entire media then had - to pick up on that story and it became very high profile. - so absolutely, it does good work. but it picks and choosesl when it wants to do that. partygate arguably wasnt the first big scandal that should of had the prominence that it- did under the boris. johnson government. so its not that we dont have gre...