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The Royal Charter, the wait goes on – Brian Cathcart

July 7, 2013 / / 0 Comments

RoyalCharter700wIt is an ugly spectacle: a Cabinet minister being pushed around in public by a powerful and unscrupulous vested interest. But that seems to be what is happening to Maria Miller, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport – and she is not putting up much of a fight.

On Thursday she announced that she would give precedence to the wishes of PressBoF, an organisation of newspaper bosses roundly condemned in the Leveson Report, over the wishes of every single party in our elected Parliament, as expressed in a formal motion on 18 March. Continue reading

Leveson: The Politicians Wobble – Tim Fenton

July 3, 2013 / / 0 Comments

Leveson.jpgIt is claimed that the Government has decided to delay pressing ahead with the Royal Charter for press regulation – the one that enjoys all-party support – and instead, the Privy Council will next week consider the Charter submitted by the press as an alternative, which, as any fule kno, is merely a re-heating of the discredited Press Complaints Commission (PCC), supposedly to head off further legal action. Continue reading

Charles Wheeler Lecture: Part 1, Leveson and the Royal Charter – Harriet Harman MP

June 14, 2013 / / 0 Comments

Harriet-Harman_1418021cThe draft Royal Charter supported by the victims of press intrusion and approved by parliament provides the complaints system which is long overdue and poses no threat to the freedom of the press.  It is ironic that when we’re talking about news reporting, hostile reporting of the Draft Royal Charter has fostered a number of myths.  I want to debunk some of those today. Continue reading

Media Reform Coalition: This press barons’ charter is neither independent nor fair

April 29, 2013 / / 1 Comment

media-reform-banner-slide1 (1)On 25 April 2013 the rulers of Fleet Street  thumbed their nose at four months of negotiations, campaigns and public protests to propose a Royal Charter which suits their aims. This press barons’ charter not only replicates but actually worsens the problems they tried to get away with in February. It allows substantial influence by politicians and serious interference from the press in the appointment and recognition of the new regulator and neuters its powers to handle complaints. Continue reading

The Royal Charter, Bloggers and Internet regulation – an extension too far? – Tim Lowles

March 21, 2013 / / 15 Comments

Int regAs one would expect, the subject of applying regulation to the internet, has come under particular scrutiny from the online community as a result of proposals contained in the draft Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press and amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill. On the whole they have been criticised as an unwarranted extension which will have a “chilling effect” on internet publishers. Is this an accurate assessment of the proposals? Continue reading

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