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Leveson makes way for PCC Mark II

Posted on January 8, 2013 by MediaWise Admin

8 January 2013 – Well, well, well… Who would have thought it? It’s back to the bad old days as 2013 kicks off with some gentle back-slapping from the Press Complaints Commission. In their annual ‘self-satisfaction’ survey, the PCC claim … Continue reading →

Posted in PCC, Press Freedom, Public interest, Regulation

The Leveson Report: Almost there but…

Posted on December 3, 2012 by MediaWise Admin

3 December 2012 – Having worked with complainants for some 20 years and pressed for a tougher and more independent system of regulation, it would be churlish of The MediaWise Trust not to welcome the general thrust of Lord Justice Leveson’s Report. … Continue reading →

Posted in Code of conduct, PCC, Press Freedom, Public interest, Regulation

Blame not the mobile, ’twas ever thus

Posted on February 7, 2012 by MediaWise Admin

7 February 2012 – The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism At The Crossroads, edited by Richard Keeble and John Mair, is a collection of essays from academics, journalists and media activists on the hacking controversy and the current state of journalism … Continue reading →

Posted in PCC, Press Freedom, Privacy, Public interest, Regulation

About bl**dy time

Posted on July 8, 2011 by MediaWise Admin

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 →

Posted in Code of conduct, PCC, Press Freedom, Privacy, Public interest, Regulation

Fair elections need a free press: the Belarus experience

Posted on October 2, 2008 by MediaWise Admin

2 October 2008 – Ten days after President Lukashenko’s supporters won a clean sweep of 110 seats in flawed parliamentary elections, members of the Belarus Association of Journalists (BAJ) are visiting Britain to explain what it is like to operate … Continue reading →

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Spare a thought for Sri Lanka’s journalists

Posted on October 9, 2007 by MediaWise Admin

9 October 2007 – With England’s cricketers taking a 2-1 lead in the five one-day internationals against Sri Lanka, and the prospect of a thrilling test series starting in December, it is unsurprising for British interest to focus on whether … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on August 20, 2001 by MediaWise Admin

20 August 2001 – The Sun has lost its appeal against the decision of County Court judge Roger Cox to permit former police station clerk Esther Thomas to sue the paper under the 1997 Protection from Harassment Act (see PressWise … Continue reading →

Posted in PCC, Press Freedom, Regulation

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