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The Sunday Times is owned by (Original Post)
malaise
Jun 2015
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pennylane100
(3,425 posts)1. AKA "another murdoch rag"
Cleita
(75,480 posts)2. The only really independent newspapers today are the few independently owned local
home town newspapers. Even they though have to subscribe to the press outlets like Reuters.
If Ben Franklin were alive today, I wonder how he would fix this? After all, his print shop experience was very influential in the Americans rebelling against the British.
http://allthingsliberty.com/2014/11/propaganda-warfare-benjamin-franklin-fakes-a-newspaper/
Wish we could do this.
malaise
(269,022 posts)3. UK Guardian
is the best of them all - check the ownership structure
pennylane100
(3,425 posts)4. I read it every day and occasional post on it. It is the best of the best.
malaise
(269,022 posts)5. It's my favorite by a distance
How they'd love to destroy it - but it was thoughtfully established.
pennylane100
(3,425 posts)6. I also like the Independent.
I enjoy reading Robert Fisk.
malaise
(269,022 posts)7. Same here