Danielle Hindley is a chatty beautician aged 34 who lives in the former mining village of Kippax, near Leeds. In her 20s, she went through a disastrous marriage that left her single, broke and with a baby, but she worked her way back, building up a nice little business in her home while raising her son. Read the rest of this entry »
Australian law says the media can’t spin lies: ‘entertainment magazines’ aren’t an exception – Andrew Dodd
25 02 2020
In a recent ruling the Australian Press Council has given a signal to gossip magazines it is OK to make up and publish rubbish about people, so long as the stories aren’t “blatantly incorrect”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Andrew Dodd, The Conversation
Categories : Australia, Journalism, Media Regulation
Online harms: the good, the bad and the unclear – David Barker
22 02 2020
When the government published its online harms white paper (OHWP) last spring we explained our view that the ideas in the white paper should represent the start of a journey towards greater regulation, rather than the final destination of that journey.Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: David Barker, Online Harms White Paper, Out-Law.com
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
Caroline Flack: The Dark Side of the Sun – Brian Cathcart
17 02 2020
In tabloid newsrooms today there were three priorities – one, look sad about Caroline Flack, two, shift the blame for her death elsewhere, and three, find another victim. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, Byline Investigates, Caroline Flack, The Sun
Categories : Journalism, Media Regulation
Online Harms White Paper: The Government’s Initial Consultation Response – Cathryn Hopkins and Dan Tench
14 02 2020
On 12 February 2020 the Government published its initial response (the “Response”) to last year’s Online Harms White Paper consultation. The Response leaves many issues concerning the regulatory and legislative structure yet to be decided (such as funding and enforcement powers), with the final policy to be published by the Government in the spring. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cathryn Hopkins, Dan Tench, Online Harms White Paper
Categories : Data Protection, Media Regulation, Social Media
Manchester United, the Sun and that complaint to the “press regulator” IPSO – Brian Cathcart
11 02 2020
Complaining to IPSO, the fake ‘regulator’ operated by the big newspaper companies, is almost always a waste of time, first because the dice are loaded against complainants and second because, even if you win and your complaint is upheld, IPSO has no power to deliver a meaningful remedy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brian Cathcart, IPSO, Manchester United, Sun
Categories : Media Regulation
The Irish Government’s proposed Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill has a surprising omission – Eoin O’Dell
15 01 2020
Last October and November, I sketched the evolution of the government’s proposals for a digital safety commissioner. Following a consultation process last Spring, and missing the deadline of the end of the year by a few weeks, they have published their proposals for the general scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cearta.ie, Eoin O'Dell, Online Harms
Categories : Internet, Ireland, Media Regulation
For British Muslims the outlook for 2020 is continuing racist abuse from the press – Brian Cathcart
9 01 2020
‘I speak for myself,’ the outgoing IPSO boss Sir Alan Moses told the Financial Times, ‘but I have a suspicion that [Muslims] are from time to time written about in a way that [newspapers] would simply not write about Jews or Roman Catholics.’Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: Brian Cathcart, Byline
Categories : Journalism, Media Regulation
Is there a crisis in British Journalism? Consider this – Brian Cathcart
13 11 2019
A shameful catalogue of events has been unfolding, but most journalists refuse to face it – or report it. All of these are current or recent: Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Journalism, Media Regulation
Media regulation : Ofcom set to examine BBC Panorama anti-Semitism programme. Paddy French
8 11 2019
Which is the more professional broadcaster when it comes to investigative reporting — the BBC or Al Jazeera? That’s the intriguing question that’s going to be answered by Ofcom’s forthcoming ruling on the BBC Panorama programme Is Labour Anti-Semitic? In January 2017. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Anti-Semitism, Labour Party, Paddy French, Press Gang
Categories : Broadcasting, Media Regulation
