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Hacked Off open letter to Prime Minister raises concern about Minister’s criticism of Leveson Inquiry
22 February 2012 Dear Prime Minister, The Hacked Off campaign was surprised and concerned to hear the Secretary of State for Education’s comments in relation to the Leveson Inquiry made in a speech to the Parliamentary Press Gallery yesterday (Tuesday, February 21), and even more concerned to hear you expressing support to Michael Gove’s statement [...]
If a Bulger killer was hacked, how did Mulcaire get his top secret number?
by Brian Cathcart The Mirror and the Telegraph are reporting that lawyers acting for one of the killers of James Bulger are planning to sue News International because their client’s phone was hacked. Both papers dwell at length on the distress of the murder victim’s family at this reported development – and you can see [...]
Rupert Murdoch must be held to his words
by Brian Cathcart With one mighty leap, it seems, Rupert was out. One day his London journalists were reported to be in open revolt against him and the next he had apparently pulled off one of his masterstrokes and was firmly in the driving seat again. Murdoch has conceded very little. On the central issue, [...]
News International needs to decontaminate the Sun brand
**From the Guardian – CiF by Brian Cathcart If you had told me just a few weeks ago that these five things would come to pass, I would have laughed in your face. • The Sun would complain that the police are trying too hard and are being mean to crime suspects. • Sun journalists [...]
The Sun, the baby and the bathwater
by Brian Cathcart There is fury and fear among Sun staff after the latest round of arrests by police investigating the alleged corruption of public servants by journalists, and there is more widespread alarm about the future of the press. Where will this end? Will other papers close, as the News of the World did? [...]
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The Mail and Hugh Grant: flagrant intimidation
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Another petty act of press intimidation
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The Daily Mail, Leveson and anonymous witnesses: four kinds of hypocrisy
- Hacked Off Campaign calls for strong terms of reference for judge-led inquiry
- Official Hacked Off blog
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Lashing out like cornered animals
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The Sun, the baby and the bathwater
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Milly Dowler: her phone was hacked, remember?
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Hacked Off open letter to Prime Minister raises concern about Minister’s criticism of Leveson Inquiry
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Michael Gove: another sign of desperation
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If a Bulger killer was hacked, how did Mulcaire get his top secret number?
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Rupert Murdoch must be held to his words
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News International needs to decontaminate the Sun brand
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The Sun, the baby and the bathwater
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Dacre recalled to answer questions on Hugh Grant – Leveson afternoon round up
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Former NoW news editor tells Leveson of bullying at the newspaper
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Mark: Perhaps if people respected the law and allowed Ro...
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Karen: Totally agree. Robert Thompson is not responsible...
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February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments
Michael Gove: another sign of desperation
by Brian Cathcart (Picture: Paul Clarke | Creative Commons) Like a man being swept down a river, they reach for every branch, however flimsy, and every rock, however small or slippery. In weeks and weeks they have not found one that will hold. Editors and executives of most of our national newspapers are losing the [...]