27 April 2012 – The MediaWise Trust submitted its evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press on 13 March 2012. The 76-page document covers our work with complainants over nearly 20 years, press … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chequebook journalism
The public interest should have no price tag
11 April 2007 – The servicemen who told rather than sold the story of their incarceration in Iran have more integrity than Defence Minister Des Browne, now desperately trying to hold back the floodgates against Fleet Street cant. If Vice-Admiral … Continue reading
The public interest should have no price tag
11 April 2007 – The servicemen who told rather than sold the story of their incarceration in Iran have more integrity than Defence Minister Des Browne, now desperately trying to hold back the floodgates against Fleet Street cant. If Vice-Admiral … Continue reading
Who pays the piper…
13 February 2007 – Publishers of books, newspapers and films who glorify the exploits of real-life criminals should contribute compensation to the victims of crime from their profits, according to a submission made by the journalism ethics charity MediaWise to … Continue reading
Hell hath no fury…
11 November 2002 – Hell hath no fury like a tabloid scorned. For those of us who warn constantly about the dangers of chequebook journalism for those who sell their stories, there can have been no more glaring example than … Continue reading
Dancing in the street
12 March 2002 – The notable assemblage of editors who gathered in Fleet Street’s St Bride’s Church on Monday to hear Prince Charles deliver a sermon on their complaining ways, must have had trouble in remaining in their pews. This … Continue reading
Let us tax this chequebook journalism
By Sir Louis Blom-Cooper 10 May 2001 – The Press Complaints Commission’s speedy initiative to inquire into the Biggs affair will provide a severe test of the self-regulation of the press. It should also prompt a public debate about the … Continue reading