Does it matter who owns our news?

Does it matter who owns our news?

By Global

With The Telegraph newspaper up for sale we are asking a wider question about who owns our news.

Does it matter if foreign parties have a stake ? Does it matter if foreign governments do? And can an owner remain truly impartial when their business depends upon it?

We discuss the intersection between politics, newspaper coverage and big money.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Planning Producer: Alex Barnett

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Production: Rory Symon & Shane Fennelly

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