22 May 2015 – The massive Mirror payouts for invasions of privacy in pursuit of headlines and the bottom line will not be the end of the scandals that have beset the British press in recent years. We can expect … Continue reading
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
9 August 2011 – A government-appointed inquiry team under the Lord Justice Leveson is to spend at least one year looking into UK press ethics and regulation following scandalous revelations about illicit phone hacking by journalists at the News of … Continue reading
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
25 July 2008 – In his ruling against the News of the World in the privacy case brought by Max Mosley, President of Formula One’s governing body the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, Mr Justice Eady has done the public some … 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