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IPSO Appointment Panel to be chaired by another politician: Hacked Off criticises role of politicians at complaints-handler
IPSO has announced that Lord Triesman has been appointed as Chair of the IPSO Appointment Panel. Commenting, Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said, The appointment of former Government Minister…
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Analysis of IPSO finds it to be a complaints handler set up to evade proper scrutiny – Brian Cathcart
By Brian Cathcart Why does IPSO matter? A new report out this week examines the press complaints body in minute detail and finds it to be little better than a cynical… -
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IPSO: the hard truth
Professor Paul Wragg, University of Leeds, Hacked Off Board Director Professor Paul Wragg In its latest report, the Press Recognition Panel – the organisation at the heart of Parliament’s Leveson-based press reforms… -
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Daniel Morgan Report confirms “significant” and “unlawful” interactions between the media and the police
A long overdue report on the 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan finds “significant” and “unlawful” interactions between the media and the police. Today (Tuesday 15th June) the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel published…
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Reflections on the Dyson Report: lessons for the press
Lord Dyson’s Report, published on May 20th, follows the Judge’s investigation into the circumstances of how BBC reporter Martin Bashir came to interview Princess Diana for the BBC’s Panorama programme in November…
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Home Office accused of “unnecessary” interference in Daniel Morgan Panel Report publication, after it emerges that Patel met with Murdoch last year
Private Investigator Daniel Morgan was murdered in 1987 – his family have waited 34 years for justice Five police investigations into Daniel’s death collapsed amidst allegations of interference from corrupt police &… -
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The Phantom Paramedic: A failure of journalism or Islamophobic reporting at The Star and Express?
A paramedic told talkRADIO that he wasn't allowed to enter a mosque on the basis of his sexuality - a story later reproduced in two national newspapers. But was he even real?… -
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Meghan Markle wins remaining copyright claim against the Mail on Sunday
Commenting, Hacked Off Board Director & journalist Emma Jones said, Today’s judgment completes Meghan Markle’s victory against the Mail on Sunday, after the newspaper unlawfully published a private and deeply personal letter…
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“Sunlight is the disinfectant that is necessary” – Media lawyer Tamsin Allen on Maria’s case, police corruption & the urgent need for Leveson Part Two
*Maria, who recently wrote for Hacked Off, is a survivor of sexual assault. After she was interviewed about the incident by police officers, details of the assault appeared in national newspapers. Recently,… -
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Watch now: 7th Annual Leveson Lecture, with JESS PHILLIPS MP
HACKED OFF present the seventh annual Leveson lecture With panellists: Natalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is also Chair of the UK Media Reform Coalition.…
