In light of the upcoming European Parliament elections, the European Commission published its Action Plan against Disinformation last month, aimed at protecting EU’s “democratic systems and public debates”. Read the rest of this entry »
Why talking about ‘disinformation’ misses the point when considering radical right ‘alternative’ media – Julia Rone
9 01 2019Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: Fake News, Julia Rone, LSE Media Policy Project Blog
Categories : Journalism, Media
Mirror Group Phone Hacking: IPSOmertà, Inaction and a Culture of Impunity – Julian Petley
21 12 2018
During the course of a three-week trial in March 2015, it was revealed how MGN papers, and especially the Sunday Mirror, had hacked the phones of eight well-known people, wreaking havoc in their personal lives by causing them to believe that stories about them appearing in the papers had been fed to them by their nearest and dearest. The victims included Shane Ritchie, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Yentob and Sadie Frost. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Julian Petley, MGN
Categories : Journalism, Phone Hacking
Racism in the Press: the lessons of the Raheem Sterling case – Brian Cathcart
11 12 2018
Calls for change from within the press are welcome but will make no lasting difference. The only workable remedy is effective, independent regulation that takes racism seriously.Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Brian Cathcart, Byline.com, Racism, Raheem Sterling
Categories : Journalism, Leveson Inquiry, Media Regulation
Andrew Norfolk of the Times, More bad journalism – Brian Cathcart
2 12 2018
The chief investigative reporter of the Times newspaper, Andrew Norfolk, has published another article displaying his inability to adhere to basic journalistic standards. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, Byline.com, The Times, Transparency Project
Categories : Journalism
Press Reporting: Did a council ‘act perversely’ to offer a jailed rapist a chance to see his victim’s child? – FC ReportingWatch
29 11 2018
This week has seen another Andrew Norfolk front page article in The Times about the wrongs committed in the Family Court and by social services. Sadly, just like last time, this is a sensationalised headline and article which ignores some important facts and legal context. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: The Transparency Project, Times
Categories : Journalism
Canada: Funding journalism means defining who’s a journalist, not a bad thing – Ivor Shapiro
27 11 2018
The federal government’s recent announcement of financial support for news organizations has been met with understandably wide-ranging reactions — from relief to skepticism, and worse. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Ivor Shapiro, The Conversation
Categories : Canada, Journalism
Facebook backs the wrong horse in UK local journalism – Brian Cathcart
24 11 2018
Facebook has announced it will donate £4.5m to pay for training, salaries and expenses for 80 people who will be placed with five existing local and regional news organisations in the UK for two years. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, Byline.com, Facebook
Categories : Journalism
