Blurs

From tabloid celebrity journalism to independent broadcasting, Dan Wootton has built an entire career around challenging the establishment.  But how independent is the man who once worked inside Britain's most powerful media organisations? There are few things Dan Wootton does quietly. For more than a decade, the New Zealand-born journalist has made a name for himself through celebrity exclusives, royal stories, opinionated broadcasting and increasingly outspoken criticism of Britain's mainstream media. Today, his name is closely associated with Outspoken, his independent media operation built around video, written commentary and subscription-supported journalism. Wootton presents Outspoken as an alternative to what he describes as a compromised mainstream media system. But his story is more complicated than simply mainstream journalist becomes independent journalist. He spent years working at some of Britain's most influential newspapers and broadcasters. He has broken maj...