Matt Hancock makes himself “state approver” of press arbitration – Brian Cathcart

23 05 2018
A week ago the corporate papers were screaming blue murder about threats of state control. Yet now the government has given itself a real power over them they are silent.

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Leveson Amendments: Local Press cry wolf when there is no danger – Brian Cathcart

8 05 2018
Trusted local titles are again being used by the corporate press to send out false distress signals even though they have nothing to fear from Leveson reforms.

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Eight Reasons why Leveson 2 must go ahead – Brian Cathcart

8 05 2018

On Wednesday (May 9) MPs decide whether to cancel or set in motion the long-planned ‘Leveson 2’ inquiry into press criminality. Here are eight reasons why they should vote for it to go ahead.   Read the rest of this entry »


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IPSO’s latest season of calamities – Brian Cathcart

2 05 2018
Damned in an official report, exposed as useless by a select committee, incapable of tackling flagrant press dishonesty, caught cherry-picking complaints – the sham press regulator is blundering between disasters.

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How IPSO cherry picks complaints – Brian Cathcart

14 04 2018

If you are a regulator sworn to uphold standards in a given industry, it’s vital that you know about any possible breaches of those standards, right? In other words, you should be grateful to anyone who tells you about such breaches, whoever they are.  Read the rest of this entry »


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The Cairncross Review: It’s about subsidising the press – Brian Cathcart

31 03 2018

The Culture Secretary, Matt Hancock, has set up a panel chaired by Frances Cairncross to look into the sustainability of what he calls ‘high-quality journalism’ in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »


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Leveson 2: The Guardian has no case – Brian Cathcart

16 03 2018

More than a week after the Guardian joined the Daily Mail and the Murdoch papers in applauding the government’s cancellation of the second part of the Leveson Inquiry, the paper still has not produced any argument to justify its position. Read the rest of this entry »


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