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Category Archives: Press Freedom

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Freedom or responsibility?

Posted on June 27, 2001 by MediaWise Admin

27 June 2001 – Somewhere in Britain, sometime soon, a perfectly innocent 18-year-old boy is going to move into a new flat or a new job and be viciously assaulted; perhaps killed. This may not be the intent of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Press Freedom, Regulation

Let us tax this chequebook journalism

Posted on May 10, 2001 by MediaWise Admin

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 →

Posted in Chequebook journalism, PCC, Press Freedom

Bulger killers – the right verdict

Posted on January 9, 2001 by MediaWise Admin

9 January 2001 – PressWise applauds the decision of Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss to grant lifetime anonymity to Robert Thompson and Jon Venables – the killers of young James Bulger – after their release from custody. The reason, as she made … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Press Freedom

A poisoned chalice

Posted on December 3, 2000 by MediaWise Admin

3 December 2000 – In the end it resembled nothing so much as the knighting of Danny Kaye in The Court Jester: the Freedom of Information Bill rushed through its final stages under the government’s guillotine. 118 proposed amendments disposed … Continue reading →

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How free is Britain’s press? Not very, says U.N.

Posted on July 20, 2000 by MediaWise Admin

20 July 2000 – Those of us who have long argued for greater press freedom – allied with responsibility – will have been greatly encouraged by this week’s report by the United Nations on the UK’s human rights record. As … Continue reading →

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