Code of ethics, issued by Pressens Samarbetsnämnd, 2001. Pressens Samarbetsnämnd is a Joint Committee founded by the leading media organisations in Sweden: The Newspapers Publishers Association, The Magazine Publishers Association, The Union of Journalists and The National Press Club. These … Continue reading →

5 June 2008 – Halfway through the ‘European Year of Intercultural Dialogue’ – a procession of projects and events designed to improve respect and understanding between people of different nationalities, religions and ethnic origins – the European Union has commissioned … Continue reading →

1 February 2008 – Today MediaWise is releasing online the Cardiff University research report that underpins Nick Davies’ devastating critique of British journalism Flat Earth News, previewed in the current issue of Private Eye and this week’s edition of Press … Continue reading →

1 November 2007 – In a series of television interviews yesterday, Heather Mills rounded on sections of the media for 18 months of abusive coverage, saying ‘everything they write is complete rubbish’, and complaining she has ‘had worse press than … Continue reading →

16 October 2007 – MediaWise has not been the only one to comment about ageism in the media in recent years. When the BBC looked set to dump newsreader Moira Stuart earlier this year, The Guardian’s Maev Kennedy wrote: ‘The … Continue reading →

16 August 2007 – The Chair of MediaWise, Charles Fletcher, has called for the devolution of broadcast regulation if broadcasting responsibility is devolved from Westminster to Holyrood. “It makes common sense to devolve regulation at the same time as responsibility … Continue reading →

9 August 2007 – When a young woman recently asked: “Were you watching ‘Big Brother Live’ or the real one?”’ the choice was between the rebroadcast of an ‘as live’ selection of time-lapsed camera shots with edited sound, or a … Continue reading →