Back at the end of January, a report from Channel 4 sparked widespread alarm: 52 per cent of Gen Z (that is, those currently aged between 13 and 27 years of age) think the UK would be a better place ...

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon is calling for industry action and new regulations to protect Gen Z audiences from the harms of false information online. Speaking at a Channel 4 and Royal Television ...

Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon has urged UK intervention on public service news to help resist “sliding into an American news swamp.” The network commissioned research into Gen-Z news consumption ...

Alex Mahon said content from respected broadcasters was being “shadow banned” by computer technology that selected what was promoted online, and regulated providers should be given ...

Alex Mahon, CEO of Channel 4, said the results of the survey exposed some “deeply worrying issues”. “There is clear evidence of disengagement from democracy – fuelled by the online pied ...

Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon has said the UK media industry must avoid becoming an “American news swamp” where young people get their news from unregulated platforms such as social media.

Picture: Alamy Alex Mahon, chief executive of Channel 4, said the data showed that Gen Z were simultaneously the country’s most authoritarian and liberal generation. “They are media savvy, switched on ...

The heads of Channel 4, The Independent and Sky News on meeting the needs of Gen Z.

Who do they trust and what do they define as the truth? On Thursday 30th January Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon delivered a keynote speech discussing the current media landscape and its impact on the UK ...

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon giving a speech at a a joint Channel 4 and Royal Television Society event in London on Thursday 30 January 2025. Picture: Will Johnston/Channel 4 Channel 4 chief executive ...