8 July 2011 – Crocodile tears from the Murdoch camp, from Downing Street and from the Leader of the Opposition will assuage none of the public’s concerns about the state of UK journalism and the unhealthy relationship between the press, … Continue reading
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25 January 2011 – Rupert Murdoch flies in to rap knuckles at the News of the World (NoW). A bit late in the day and in contrast to past denials about the extent of wrongdoing over the phone-hacking, but we … Continue reading
7 July 2010 – At long last the internal review of how the Press Complaints Commission works has been published. Unsurprisingly, it endorses the current system of press self-regulation that has grown up over the last 20 years. However it … Continue reading
10 July 2009 – 2009 may be the year that investigative journalism makes a comeback – as editors realise that the public has a real appetite for the juicy revelations provided by the Daily Telegraph on MPs’ expenses and The … Continue reading
19 March 2008 – Abject apologies to Kate and Gerry McCann on the front pages of the Daily Express and the Daily Star are unlikely to be the last words on the subject. The apologies, which appear to exonerate the … Continue reading
11 July 2007 – In time-honoured tradition the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee has held back from demanding radical change at the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). In its latest report on Self-Regulation of the Press, published today, the … Continue reading