In rich countries, local media is struggling to survive. The people who produce and consume the news are increasingly elites living in big cities. Why is this happening, what does it mean for democrac...
Peter Geoghegan
Peter Geoghegan is editor-in-chief and CEO at openDemocracy and a founder member of The Ferret, an investigative journalism co-operative based in Scotland. He previously worked on investigative television for Channel 4. His journalism has appeared in numerous international titles including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian and the London Review of Books. His most recent book, Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics, was published in August 2020 by Head of Zeus. His previous book, The People’s Referendum: Why Scotland Will Never Be the Same Again, was nominated for the Saltire First Book Award.
The world has entered a new phase in the fight against climate breakdown. World leaders are no longer denying the need for action to tackle the crisis, and many countries have announced signific...
From Brexit to the upcoming European parliament elections, money from unknown sources is increasingly influencing Europe’s politics, boosting the rise of populism across the continent. Over the last...
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