Mapping ownership and coverage bias across UK news media
Investigative journalist Roger Cook has died at age 83 following a short illness. He was a pioneering broadcaster whose work on The Cook Report and Checkpoint famously exposed criminal activity and corruption, leading to significant changes in the law.
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11 outlets · 12 articles · first seen 15 Jun 2026, 09:24 · last updated 15 Jun 2026, 18:40
While all outlets celebrate Cook’s investigative legacy, the framing shifts from personal health and family in centrist media to professional accolades in pro-market press and the physical dangers of confrontational journalism in pro-labour coverage.
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Tributes paid to ‘fearless’ trailblazing investigative journalist, Roger Cook after death at 83Belfast Telegraph