Second part of Leveson inquiry unlikely to be held
The second part of the Leveson inquiry, which would have looked at the failing of the original police investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World, is unlikely to occur according to...
View ArticlePoll finds strong favour for independent press regulation
An independent press regulator, established by law, is favoured by more than three quarters of those asked in a recent YouGov poll a day before Lord Justice Leveson publishes his report. Only nine per...
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Leveson: Journalists’ ethics could slip chasing bloggers
Competition from bloggers and Twitter users could contribute to falling standards among conventional media, Lord Justice Leveson has warned. In a speech at the University of Melbourne, Leveson asked...
View ArticlePress regulator advisers named
Former Times editor Simon Jenkins, former Labour culture secretary Lord Chris Smith and the former president of the supreme court, Lord Phillips have been named as the individuals responsible for...
View ArticleBroadcasters urge press industry to accept regulation
The argument that statutory press regulation will be “anathema to free speech” is “wrong and insulting” according to a letter co-signed by former BBC director general Greg Dyke. Dyke, joined by a raft...
View ArticleHacked Off: Regulation proposals are ‘weak’
The Hacked Off campaign has told David Cameron his proposed press regulation plans are weaker than the current Press Complaints Commission. In a meeting with the prime minister ahead of his...
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It is war’s prize to take all vantage…
An illuminating review in this week’s Economist of ‘Iraq: From war to a new authoritarianism‘ by Tony Dodge. Fed by a confusion of news and analysis from a bewildering array of outlets now embracing...
View ArticleBBC should have campaigned against Leveson, says ex-Radio 4 journalist
Robin Aitken, a former current affairs journalist at the BBC, has said the corporation failed “to mount a robust campaign against Leveson” and has “done a great disservice to this country”. Aitken, who...
View ArticleNews Corp chair Rupert Murdoch called to step down by shareholders
News Corporation shareholders announced on Wednesday the filing of a joint proposal for the appointment of an independent chairman of the company. The group will heap pressure on media mogul Rupert...
View ArticleConcern raised over Leveson fact-checker’s £220k fee
A Conservative MP has raised concern over the amount of taxpayers’ money the Leveson inquiry paid to a fact-checker for her work. Carine Patry Hoskins earned £218,606 for her role throughout the...
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