The last week has emphasised the sheer power and influence of the internet giants – Facebook and Google in particular. Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: July 2014 (Page 4 of 5)
Journalists have been imprisoned in the UK in the past weeks and more are to be sentenced. This is a sombre moment, and one in which it would be hoped that the newspaper industry and civil society might resolve to reach a new settlement to prevent such a mess occurring again in the future. Continue reading
After eight months of sensational revelations during the phone-hacking trial we have at least three devastating insights into the operations of the UK arm of a global media group, but also the revelations highlight broader policy concerns about what to do in the future to constrain the abuse of power demonstrated by Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group. Continue reading
In last week’s mitigation by Timothy Langdale QC on behalf of Andy Coulson, it was said that nobody realised that phone hacking was illegal. The implication has been that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (“RIPA”) and the Computer Misuse act were some pieces of law, that nobody realised would actually apply to journalists. Continue reading
On Monday 30 June 2014, Mr Justice Saunders heard mitigation on behalf the four defendants who had pleaded guilty. On the same day, the CPS announced that it would seek a re-trial of Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman on the two charges about which the jury could not agree. Continue reading
The final act of the long running Phone Hacking Trial took place on Friday 4 July 2014 at the Central Criminal Court when Mr Justice Saunders passed sentenced on Andy Coulson and on the four defendants who had previously pleaded guilty to offences relating to the interception of voicemails. Continue reading
Contrary to tabloid assertions that the hacking scandal is now over following yesterday’s sentences on Andy Coulson, former Editor of News of the World, and four other members of that stable, some 59 people still face trials for making or receiving corrupt payments for confidential information. Continue reading
In one of my original reactions to the Google Spain ruling on the Right to be Forgotten, which I wrote for The Justice Gap, I said that Google’s response to the ruling was going to be very interesting: Continue reading
Scarcely a day goes by without there being a report of someone, somewhere being cyber bullied. Incidences are not limited to celebrities but can, and do, affect anyone and everyone. The latest reported incident concerned a pregnant woman who was being harassed right up to and during the birth of her child. Continue reading
With the newspaper industry’s flawed IPSO project – its replacement for the failed PCC – delayed yet again to September 2014 or even ‘Autumn’, the PCC continues discreetly posting summaries of ‘concluded complaints’ on its website. Continue reading
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