MPs recently announced plans to formally inquire into the Guardian’s coverage of the Edward Snowden leaks, prompted by a letter from former Defence Secretary Liam Fox. The letter accuses the Guardian of double standards in its coverage of the leaks, given its role in exposing the phone hacking scandal, and reiterates claims that the leaks have damaged national security. Continue reading
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There have been plenty of reactions to Lord Justice Leveson’s report on the culture, practices and ethics of the press. Max Hastings described it in the Daily Mail (30 November) as heralding ‘a rotten day for freedom’ while the Sun described the recommendations as ‘a basis on which to destroy 300 years of Press freedom’ (30 November). The victims, meanwhile, argued that Leveson had provided the minimal conditions for meeting their demands for an ethical press while some simply discarded the entire process as irrelevant. Continue reading
The Free Speech Network has emerged as a megaphone in defence of the status quo of media regulation. Its arguments reflect the double-speak and distortion in much of the editorial coverage foregrounding the Leveson Inquiry. This article attempts to untangle the myths and omissions which characterise the ‘hands off our press’ mantra.
The Free Speech Network has adopted a widely-used Churchillian quote on their homepage: Continue reading
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