Press regulation campaign group Hacked Off has this week called for the Guardian newspaper to resist joining the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), which it says...
Former BBC chairman Lord Grade has questioned the necessity for a royal charter on press regulation, but acknowledged that the newspaper industry had “brought this situation...
“Thank you & goodbye” was the headline of the final edition of News of the World in July 2011, following the allegations that the title had...
A deal has been reached for a royal charter, backed by a “small piece of legislation”, to be implemented in order to regulate the press. The...
This is an adapted version of today’s leader from The Times, entitled Paper Chase. To read the original article, click here (paywall). *** Paper Tigers Regardless of...
Lord Justice Leveson’s epic inquiry and report laid out a clear route to a self-regulated press underpinned by statute. It had flaws, but any solution would....
Brian Cathcart, professor of journalism at Kingston University London and founder of Hacked Off, examines what has gone on in the six weeks since Lord Justice...
Hacked Off has published its own draft version of the Leveson bill in order to speed up implementation of Lord Justice Leveson’s press regulation recommendations. The...
The British press and politicians are striving to implement the Leveson Report. This is the just the latest in repeated attempts to regulate the press –...
The Guide to Responsible Media – Blue & Green Tomorrow’s final report of 2012 – examines the aftermath of the Leveson report, while also tackling the subjects of...
The Guide to Responsible Media – Blue & Green Tomorrow’s final report of 2012 – examines the aftermath of the Leveson report, while also tackling the...
An article in The Australian newspaper about wind power by staunch climate sceptic blogger James Delingpole has received fierce criticism from the Australian Press Council, which...
The political reaction to Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations was predictable. The Liberal Democracts and Labour were in full support; the Conservatives against. We need real national...
Delivering a damning indictment of the culture and ethics of the press, more specifically the behaviour of a small minority of editors and journalists, Lord Justice...
A YouGov poll commissioned by the Media Standards Trust has found overwhelming public support for a new system of independent regulation, established by law. Alongside several...