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UK Government Blocks UAE-Backed Takeover of Telegraph Newspaper

UK: Telegraph Back Up for Sale After Government Blocks UAE-Backed Takeover of Telegraph Newspaper

UK Government Blocks UAE-Backed Takeover of Telegraph Newspaper
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The Spin


The proposed RedBird IMI acquisition of the Telegraph titles forced the UK Governmentgovernment and public to think about the extent to which national infrastructure — including its newspapers — should be in the hands of foreign governments. On reflectionClearly, it was decided that having one the countryUK's biggest titles under the control of a dictatorship, which hasrestricts press freedom among its own presspeople freedomand concernsjournalists, isn't the best idea.

While there are legitimate press freedom concerns about a UAE-backed investment fund owning a major British newspaper title, most of the discussion around this reeks of self-interest and hypocrisy. The UAE backers are in large part more respectable than many UK newspaper owners, and their deep pockets would likely make the Telegraph titles thrive again. Commotion by competitors over thethis sale can easily be reduced to fears over the media group’s revival.


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