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Is the Media an independent political actor? "The news is not a neutral and natural phenomenon; it is rather the manufactured production of ideology."1 The quote, taken from Mark Curtis' book, Web of Deceit, displays an ultra sceptical scrutiny of the media in Britain, and refutes any claim that our news performs an effective and independent political check on the government. The media's role in a pluralist democracy is to supply the general public with impartial coverage of current affairs, and present challenging scrutiny of the political process in order to hold the government of the day accountable and enhance the practice of 'democracy'. On the contrary, the media has arguably become more a tool used and exploited by the government to maintain support and justify its actions. The BBC today is one of the only forms of mainstream media that valiantly attempts to hold the government to account by setting limits...

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