The so-called ‘right to be forgotten’, is of particular current interest: its mooted inclusion in the forthcoming revision of the Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC) has produced much debate and comment, some of it extremely negative, some emotional and some displaying both ignorance and misunderstanding. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: October 2011 (Page 5 of 6)
Part One of this post, was published on 5 October 2011. An earlier version of this paper appeared in the Eurozine focal point “Media Landscapes: Western Europe“.
The manner in which unregulated market forces impact upon the national daily press in Britain are almost wholly destructive of Fourth Estate principles. Let me try to explain why this is the case. Continue reading
Speaking on a recent edition of BBC Radio 4’s “Media Show”, Professor Roy Greenslade predicted that Lord Justice Leveson will probably recommend “some kind of statutory regulation” of the press at the end of his inquiry. After all, he reminded us, the Calcutt Report had given the press one last chance back in 1990 to show that it could be supervised effectively by a new self-regulatory complaints body (the Press Complaints Commission), failing which statutory regulation was the only alternative. Continue reading
The trial of the privacy claim brought by Carina Trimingham against Associated Newspapers which began yesterday before Mr Justice Tugendhat has been adjourned following a successful application for permission to amend by the claimant.
The case was opened yesterday by William Bennett on behalf of Ms Trimingham who told Mr Justice Tugendhat that a series of stories about her relationship with Chris Huhne MP was a “cataclysmic interference” in her private life. Continue reading
In a speech to the US Federal Trade Commission in 2009, Rupert Murdoch stated that: ‘From the beginning, newspapers have prospered for one reason: the trust that comes from representing their readers’ interests and giving them the news that’s important to them. That means covering the communities where they live … exposing government or business corruption … and standing up to the rich and powerful’. Continue reading
On 14 September 2011 the Australian Government announced the establishment of an independent inquiry into Media and Media Regulation. The inquiry is led by former Justice of the Federal Court of Australia, Ray Finkelstein QC (pictured), with the assistance of Dr Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Journalism at Canberra University and a former practising journalist. Continue reading
There are two hearings of interest to readers of this blog at the Royal Courts of Justice today. First, in Court 76, there is a preliminary hearing of the Leveson Inquiry. Tweeting from the Inquiry has been permitted and it is possible to follow either @Press_Inquiry (from Full Fact) or @hackinginquiry (from Hacked Off). Continue reading
The first and second parts of this post dealt with seven possible options for replacing the PCC. This parts outlines an “option eight” – a regulatory proposal which is voluntary but with teeth and which also seeks to deal with some of the problems identified by campaigners – the “Media Regulation Tribunal”. Continue reading
The Leveson Inquiry has published a “Note Submitted by Counsel to the Inquiry” dealing with maters to be covered at the preliminary hearing on 4 October 2011. This sets out an agenda for the hearing and identifies issues covering the future conduct of the inquiry. Core participants were invited to add to the agenda and make submissions. Continue reading
At the age of 67, almost 40 years after Watergate and 35 years after All the President’s Men, Carl Bernstein is still full of spark. Speaking at the Guardian debate – ‘After Hacking: how can the press restore trust?’ – on 29 September 2011 he was happy to re-assert the parallels between ‘Hackgate’ and Watergate (first laid out in his piece for Newsweek), to lay into Murdoch for “a sensibility that corrupted a free institution” and to lament the “cultural breakdown” that led to the widespread illegal gathering of personal information. Continue reading 
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