The UK’s independent authority on press standards, the Press Recognition Panel (PRP), has today published a report reviewing the activities of IPSO, the complaints-handler controlled by the press. The ...
The team and I believe that the traditional model of local newspapers is no longer sustainable, as journalists are often required to churn out excessive numbers of stories each day to reach arbitrary ...
The Government has today announced plans to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, a key part of the cross-party agreement to implement the Leveson recommendations for independent press ...
Hacked Off and Byline Times held a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference, to address what a future Labour Government might do to raise press standards. The striking theme which emerged from the ...
For years, the Government and parts of the press have repeated a toxic libel against British men described as Pakistanis or of Pakistani heritage: that the grooming, abuse and rape of girls and young ...
Rupert Murdoch has reportedly stepped down as Chairman of News Corp. News UK, a subsidiary of News Corp, is the publisher of The Times, The Sunday Times, and The Sun. Commenting, Hacked Off CEO Nathan ...
The Sun last night released a statement in light of the news that Huw Edwards is not facing police action, and has been hospitalised with a mental health crisis. “BBC SEX PROBE: Top BBC star who ‘paid ...
Earlier this week the MailOnline published an article featuring detailed commentary, videos and images of an actress experiencing what appears to be a moment of acute mental illness. There is no ...
Hacked Off is the leading campaign for higher standards in the press in the UK. We support implementation of the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry, an 18-month judge-led inquiry into press ethics ...
In Friday’s edition of The Sun, Jeremy Clarkson said he was “dreaming” of the day Meghan Markle would be paraded through the streets naked, and pelted with “excrement”. The Sun can get away with this ...
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver a free & accountable press. It could be just eighteen months until the next General Election, which is poised to provide a generational ...
Out of 14173 complaints, only 88 were upheld. That’s a rate of 0.6%. 2126 complaints were given up on. 30 complaints related to content in newspapers’ unmoderated comment sections which IPSO refuses ...