Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times about Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ call for the media regulator Ofcom to review the presence of Moscow-based television station Russia Today (RT) in Britain.
The article explains how the Culture Secretary’s intervention – in the form of a letter to Ofcom’s chief executive Melanie Dawes - has been seen by some MPs as threatening Ofcom’s independence, whilst others warn of retaliatory measures from Moscow should RT’s licence be revoked, such as the expulsion of UK journalists from Russia.
Speaking about the Culture Secretary’s letter to Ofcom, Professor Barnett is quoted as saying: “It was a very foolish thing to do. It’s a great shame that we have a secretary of state who can’t stop and take advice before she shoots”.
Read the full article on the Financial Times’ website.
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