The Press Recognition Panel (PRP) has published its latest annual report on the UK’s system of independent press regulation [pdf]. The report states that there is currently one approved press regulator – IMPRESS – and that the recognition system does not currently cover all significant relevant publishers as some continue to resist joining the recognition system. Read the rest of this entry »
Press Recognition Panel: Annual Report on Recognition system – News publishers’ call for social media regulation could lead to state regulation of the press
13 02 2019Comments : Leave a Comment »
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Categories : Media Regulation
Hacked Off: Gatwick Drones and Cliff’s Law: privacy invasion without public interest justification
15 01 2019
The debate on whether a new law should be introduced, dubbed ‘Cliff’s Law’, has recently resurfaced. This is in part due to the ‘Gatwick Drones’coverage over the Christmas period, when a couple was, in effect, wrongly accused on the front page of two national newspapers of being involved in criminal activity after they were arrested on suspicion of being responsible for the Gatwick airport drone disruption. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Media Regulation, Privacy
News: Hugh Grant Phone Hacking case, Mirror Group admits it failed to investigate “repeat and prolonged” intrusions
5 02 2018
The actor, Hugh Grant, has accepted substantial damages from Mirror Group newspapers after it admitted the unlawful interception of his voicemail messages and the obtaining of private information about him. Read the rest of this entry »
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Hacked Off: Leveson Part 2, Refuting the Myths about the Inquiry
19 02 2017
As part of a campaign in favour of the commencement of the promised Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry into the “Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press” Hacked Off has published a document [pdf] refuting a number of the myths that have been promoted in the press concerning this Inquiry. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Leveson Inquiry, Media, Media Regulation
YouGov Poll: Public supports section 40 and the independent audit of press regulators
16 01 2017
The month long press campaign against section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 has failed to make any impact on public opinion with nearly half the public thinking that section 40 is a good idea, with only one in ten against. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Leveson Inquiry, Media Regulation
A Response to the Leveson Consultation, Part 6: The Public Benefits of Section 40 – Brian Cathcart
11 01 2017
This is the sixth part of a response to the government consultation which concluded today. It deals with the benefits of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 for the public and the press. Read the rest of this entry »
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YouGov Poll: 57% favour tougher press regulation, 59% have no confidence in press regulation established by the newspapers
10 01 2017
Despite a one-sided propaganda campaign by the press to turn their readers against the Leveson reforms, a new YouGov poll [pdf] suggests that the vast majority of the public continue to want tougher regulation of the press, support the full package of reforms and have no faith in the regulator set up by the newspapers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Leveson Inquiry, Media Regulation
