UK Alternative Left Media and Their Criticism of Mainstream News: Analysing the Canary and Evolve Politics

As the media environment has fragmented over recent decades, scholars have paid increasing attention to rise of alternative news and their relationship with mainstream media. This study enters into debates about role character by examining recently launched left-wing sites in UK, which explicitly define themselves opposition It carries out a large content analysis two – The Canary Evolve Politics between 2015 2019, 1284 articles 3812 sources. Overall, found strong editorial focus on criticising government’s right-wing policy agenda, as well towards notably BBC political reporting perceived reinforcing an establishment-led agenda. ideological consequences for UK’s system, public service broadcasting biggest casualty. recommends more theoretical empirical should be systemic impact systems given is under attack across many countries.