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Murdoch’s Puppet Show: Pulling on the Strings of Government
A Hacked Off analysis of Government transparency data has revealed the extent of press and Government interactions over the 12 month period from September 2022 to September 2023 (which is when the… -
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10 Years of Press Freedom
Download the report now: 10 Years of Press Freedom POWER WITH RESPONSIBILITY In 2011, the phone hacking scandal made it impossible for the Government to ignore the issue of press standards. The… -
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Data on IPSO reveals only 0.6% of complaints were upheld by the sham regulator in 2021
IPSO, the complaints-handler controlled by the press, has recently published its report for 2021. The report reveals that in 2021: Out of 14173 complaints, only 88 were upheld. That’s a rate of…
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Unfair fight: Hacked Off research reveals extent of press bias in race to be PM
Research by Annabel Burr Liz Truss' election as the UK's next Prime Minister marks a significant turnaround after she almost missed out on the run-off altogether, having been behind both Rishi Sunak… -
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Exclusive: fewer than 3% of Intrusion into Grief complaints upheld
Newspaper editors tell us that ‘everything has changed’ since Leveson’s report 10 years ago. But nothing has changed. All of the people featured in The Press and the People experienced press intrusion…
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Exclusive: IPSO has never upheld a complaint of sexism against the press
Research by Emma Ireland Reportedly more than 5000 complaints have been made to IPSO, the complaints-handler controlled by the press, over the misogynistic coverage of Angela Rayner MP which appeared in the…
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Analysis of IPSO rulings 2020
A new Hacked Off report examines IPSO rulings over a one-year period in 2020 and exposes how, after seven years, IPSO has failed to establish itself as an effective regulator. Among the… -
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A new article every hour: the astonishing onslaught of press coverage about Harry and Meghan
Hacked Off Intern Emma Ireland writes about her research on coverage of Meghan and Harry, which found: Over 25 articles about the couple are published across newspapers every day Over 450 were…
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Newspapers published more than 50 distortive or inaccurate stories about COVID
Read the full report here A free and accountable press is never more important than at times of national crisis. Yet throughout the COVID-19 pandemic some newspapers have been guilty of… -
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White supremacism, the press and the absence of regulation
False newspaper stories are being shared as propaganda by neo-Nazis and white supremacists. WARNING: This report contains abusive language. Download the full report here Specialist online forums and message-boards are…
