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 announced plans to undermine the Leveson system of independent press regulation, by repealing the legislation known as “section 40” in the King’s Speech. Section 40 underpins ...
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 ...
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 ...
Last year, The Sun sparked public outrage when it published an article detailing Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘dream’ for Meghan Markle to be attacked in the street. Over 25,000 complaints were made.
In 1987, private investigator Daniel Morgan was murdered in the car park of The Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, South London. Five police investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death were ...
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 ...
The Daily Mail has just become the seventh newspaper to face phone hacking claims – and now it is reported that ex-editor Paul Dacre may be soon given a seat in the House of Lords. We call on the ...