Damien

I don't like the idea of a government imposed regulation of the press either. Even if it has the best of intentions you don't give those in power the means to oppress you if you can help it. A free press is a vital check on those who have power.

I would rather have laws of media plurality. It can be a problem if one person controls multiple outlets of news, i.e Murdoch, and uses that for their own political ends. That also means the close relationship between owners of the newspapers and governments is a problem too.

But remember these regulators wouldn't tackle the 'problem' online where people increasingly get their news. It's all very well going after The Sun and The Daily Mail but you gain nothing when people are instead gravating to hyper-partisan news sites like Swarkbox or BreitBart or circulating memes on social media from Another Angry Voice and the like.