THREAD: The Sussexes said they wanted out of the Royal rota partially to work with grassroots media. Looking at their big announcements and media moments since leaving they have worked with almost exclusively large, well-funded, mainstream outlets that are glowingly positive. 1/5

- Baby2Baby event: photographed by Christian Monterossa an AP/NYTimes photographer and embargoed to ITV, Town & Country, Omid
- Social Media Op-Ed by Harry: Fast Company
- Gloria Steinem interview: posted on Yahoo and filmed by Matt Sayles, successful Hollywood photog
2/5

- Netflix deal: The New York Times
- Confirming no more $ from PC: Newsweek
- Legal complaint against The Times about Invictus story: Newsweek
Too many legal leaks and “sources close to the couple” to count for both Omid (Harper’s Bazaar, GMA, etc) and Jack at Newsweek.
3/5

The issue isn’t them working with established outlets (some like the Netflix deal weren’t fully in their control) but it is another example of them claiming to be huge forces of change leaving behind the out-of-touch royal family, and not following it with actions.
4/5

I’ve been saying this since January, but their only goal in changing media access was to have complete control over their narrative and zero accountability. That’s also why I suspect much of the British press is still covering them so aggressively-to push back against that.
5/5