Discover Leveson: new online resource offers researchers convenient access to historic inquiry evidence – Paul Magrath

12 04 2019

A comprehensive and interactive online research resource, containing all the evidence and publications of the Leveson Inquiry into press misconduct (2011-12) has been developed and hosted by Kingston University under the leadership of its Professor of Journalism, Brian Cathcart. Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: , ,
Categories : Leveson Inquiry, Media, Media Regulation

The Cairncross Report: What it says and first impressions – Brian Cathcart

12 02 2019
The report of the Cairncross Review was published today. It makes decent proposals for helping public service journalism but they are worryingly vulnerable to manipulation by corporate press bosses and their ministerial friends. This is what the report recommends.

Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: , ,
Categories : Journalism, Media Regulation

Phone Hacking: time the police stepped in – Brian Cathcart

5 02 2019

Evidence against executives and editors is piling up in the civil courts, but newspapers are just buying their way out of trouble. The right place for this is the criminal courts, which means the Metropolitan Police must act. Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : 3 Comments »
Tags: , ,
Categories : Phone Hacking

The Cairncross Review and the Crisis of Journalism – Brian Cathcart

1 02 2019
Can Dame Frances Cairncross find a way of subsidising journalism without giving ministers the power to syphon money to their corrupt press chums – and without enabling Big Tech to buy itself freedom from scrutiny?

Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: , ,
Categories : Journalism

Brexit, Leveson 2 and why 2019 could be the year for press reform – Brian Cathcart

14 12 2018

File 20181211 76956 1n0g1jm.jpg?ixlib=rb 1.1On no fewer than five occasions in the course of his inquiry into the press in 2011-12, Brian Leveson expressed to witnesses and the public a concern that his report might end up gathering dust on the second shelf of a professor of journalism’s bookcase – nothing more than historical evidence of wasted effort. Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: ,
Categories : Leveson Inquiry, Media Regulation

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.

Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: , , ,
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 »


Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: , , ,
Categories : 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 »


Comments : 3 Comments »
Tags: , ,
Categories : Journalism

Coming tomorrow: a new subsidy for our corrupt press? – Brian Cathcart

28 10 2018

A likely Budget cut in VAT on online publications will be presented as a boost for journalism. In reality it is a bung for the pro-Tory billionaires behind the Mail, the Sun and the Telegraph. Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: , ,
Categories : Government and Policy, Journalism

IPSO: The Toothless Puppet Rolls over for its masters (again) – Brian Cathcart

26 10 2018

‘We order you to print this correction on page 2,’ said IPSO. ‘We’d rather not,’ replied the Mail on Sunday. ‘Oh dear,’ said IPSO, ‘in that case page 8 will do.’ Read the rest of this entry »


Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: , , ,
Categories : Media Regulation

« Previous Entries