When someone famous dies, particularly if they are young or it was unexpected, it is natural for their fans to want to know what happened. But, as the reporting on the tragic death of singer Liam Payne shows, the media does not always handle this appropriately or ethically. Continue reading
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Michael Gove has a new job. The former Conservative MP and senior government minister will take over as editor of The Spectator this month, assuming the UK’s advisory committee on business appointments raises no objections. Continue reading
So many victims of media misconduct do not know where to turn. Those targeted by the media have often been caught up in a newsworthy event, which has led to media interest. Frequently, this will have involved some form of trauma or bereavement, which can be compounded by excessive press intrusion. The last thing people in that position need is an oblique, complex and taxing process to protect them. Continue reading
The Press Justice Project is a charity which exists to help anyone affected by wrongdoing in the newspapers or their websites and to educate students, decision-makers and the wider public on press standards and accountability. Continue reading
More people in the UK now access news online than on television, according to new survey data from the media regulator, Ofcom. This is the first time Ofcom’s annual news consumption poll found online media use ahead of TV news. Continue reading
Despite the Conservatives’ defeat in the recent general election, the right-wing media in Britain appears to be thriving – judging by the eye-watering price for which the weekly right-wing magazine The Spectator has just been sold. Continue reading
Earlier this month a Labour backbencher asked the Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, what she thought of IPSO, the self-styled ‘self-regulator’ of most of the national press. It was a written question and the written answer came from one of Nandy’s junior ministers, Stephanie Peacock. It simply said: Continue reading
Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner of several Australian news websites, including Crikey. Continue reading
What is a ‘supermajority’? The terms is used to refer to a significant majority; perhaps two-thirds. To win a majority this big, would clearly be a remarkable result for the Labour Party in this General Election. But, in the UK’s House of Commons, such a majority has no value in and of itself. Continue reading
Will Lewis may not be a well-known name in the UK, but he is getting to be quite famous in the United States, if not in a good way. He is a journalist and, in fact, he is really Sir Will Lewis, since he received a knighthood last year in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list. You can tell a lot from that. Continue reading
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