Daily Press Summary | Monday 18 February 2019

Facebook labelled ‘digital gangsters’ by report on fake news
Company broke privacy and competition law and should be regulated urgently, say MPs
Guardian

UK MPs slam Facebook for data abuse, call for social media regulator
Tech group should be investigated for ‘intentionally’ violating privacy laws, say British lawmakers
Financial Times (£)

News UK depicts politicians as animals fighting about Brexit
Work promotes The Times and The Sunday Times as the newspapers making sense of the current political climate.
Campaign (£)

Launch of BBC Scotland hit by funding constraints
‘Expectations are high and the budget is low’, experts warn
Financial Times (£)

McDonald’s win again with a big, tasty radio ad
Adam & Eve/DDB group executive creative director Ben Tollett, chooses McDonald’s ‘Gift’ as this month’s winner of the Aerial Awards. 
Campaign (£)

Stockport’s Imagine Radio sold by Mondiale Media
Imagine Radio has been acquired by Like Holdings and Helius Media as a joint venture.
Radio Today

Gillian Reynolds: Radio review
Radio 4 is losing listeners, three-quarters of a million year on year to December.
The Sunday Times (£)

Despite the negative public perception, advertising can be a force for good
Figures from the Advertising Association’s Lead conference recently made for rather chilling reading, with advertising’s public favourability standing at a record low of just 25%.
The Drum

Greg James is stuck in the Radio 1 Escape Room
BBC Radio 1’s latest on-air promotion started on Monday morning and sees Greg James locked in a room needing help from listeners to get out.
Radio Today