Day 99, Part 1: Andy Coulson today denied knowing that a spoiler story in the News of the World about John Prescott’s affair with his diary secretary had come from phone hacking. Continue reading
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Month: April 2014 (Page 1 of 8)
“Image rights” are controversial in English law. The legal recognition of a right for a person to control the uses to which their image is put would have profound implications, not least for the tabloid press. Mail Online is, unsurprisingly, concerned that the grant of such rights would have a serious adverse impact on its business model. It complained following the recent Weller decision, that the court appeared to have created an “unfettered image right for children” (see Louise Turner’s recent post) and said that it was intending to appeal. Continue reading
Day 98: Andy Coulson today denied hearing a voicemail that had been hacked from Sienna Miller’s phone by one of his reporters, Dan Evans. Continue reading
The newspaper industry’s PCC replacment body, IPSO announced today [doc] that it had appointed Sir Alan Moses as its first chair. Responding to the appointment, the Executive Director of Hacked Off, Professor Brian Cathcart said: Continue reading
Threatening to commit a terrorist act on a major US Airline is not the best use of social media in the 21st Century. Nevertheless, on 13 April 2014 @QueenDemetriax tweeted; Continue reading
Day 97, Part 2: Andy Coulson, approved requests to pay police for information about the Royal family because he “wasn’t paying enough attention,” he told the phone hacking trial today. Continue reading
Day 97, Part 1: Andy Coulson today denied telling his long-time lover and fellow redtop journalist Rebekah Brooks that he was about to confront a Cabinet minister over an affair. Continue reading
Since our last Round Up, the Phone Hacking Trial has completed its twenty first and twenty second weeks, with the ninety sixth day of evidence being completed on Friday 25 April 2014. Continue reading
The Mail on Sunday today has a 
front page story with the headline “Plebgate PC: I want £200k for MP’s ‘lies‘”. This is described by the BBC as “the latest twist in this extraordinary saga“. It is nothing of the sort. The figure of £200,000 is not the sum being “demanded” by the claimant. Continue reading
On 24 April 2014, the Media Reform Coalition published its newest report ‘The Elephant In The Room: a survey of media ownership and plurality in the United Kingdom.’ [pdf] Continue reading
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