Peter York on the right-wing media, lobbying, and misinformation

Peter York is a management consultant, author, and broadcaster best known for writing Harpers & Queen's The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr.

Charlie and Peter have a vibrant conversation about the state of UK politics and the influence of the media establishment on our psychologies through misinformation powered by “right-wing billionaires.”

Peter is the President of The Media Society who, hosts regular events to discuss the issues at the heart of what's currently happening in the media. 

Dive right into this fascinating conversation with two men giving their honest views on the dire state of modern media.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• The true influence of the Mail and Telegraph 
• Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts 
• What it Means to Become an Activist 
• The right-wingers and their culture wars
• The truth about think tanks and lobbying
• Who are all these media commentators, and who’s backing them?
• The case of Roger Scruton
• Boris Johnson’s ‘chicken feed.’
• The case of Wayne Couzens
• Misinformation in the media
• Political ‘astroturf’
• How to tackle misinformation ourselves

The Media Society: www.themediasociety.com 

Twitter: @PeterPeteryork

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