The Little Black Book of Press Barons: How media moguls and silicon valley billionaires shape our news, and how we can reclaim it

By Matthew Gallagher, Jonathan Heawood, Emma Jones and Kyle Taylor

by Chris Lawson 1st August 2025

My great-grandfather founded a local newspaper in Devizes. He wanted to promote nonconformist views. The question of who influences us in what we read each day is taken up in this timely short book, which surveys the power of those who control our media.