By Staff Writer

Channel 4 anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has urged the media to do more to question the ‘slogan-filled’ campaigns he believes politicians will prize over actual facts in the run-up to this year’s general election.

The news reader blamed the media for allowing politicians to get away with “accountability-light’ campaigning. Instead of properly questioning speeches and political statements, he said news outlets give them a “free platform”. “They [politicians] get this free platform whether or not they agree to answer questions from either the public or journalists,” Guru-Murthy continued.

He called on the industry to agree to properly scrutinize political campaigning over the next Read full story ›

Source: The Drum