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Sir Cliff case: Media should scrutinise justice, not administer it
The media arguing that searches and arrests should not be kept private seek to have one rule for their own industry and another for everyone else. The BBC has paid out…
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Hacked Off rallies press freedom advocates with public statement rejecting political interference in press regulation after politician’s appointment as IPSO Chair
Lord Faulks has been appointed as the Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the body expected to handle complaints made against some UK newspapers and websites. Lord Faulks was…
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Press freedom under threat: Defend British journalists from politician-led regulation
On August 1st 2019, the newspaper complaints-handler “IPSO” appointed a politician as its Chair. Press freedom advocates around the world recognise that politicians shouldn’t be ANYWHERE NEAR a press regulator or complaints-handler.…
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IPSO “rebuttal” fails to identify any specific inaccuracy
IPSO have published a “rebuttal” to Hacked Off’s recent research on coverage about transgender people and their rights. Yet this rebuttal seemingly fails to highlight any specific points of inaccuracy. IPSO’s rebuttal,…
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Demand IPSO Protect Targeted Groups Against Transphobia In The Press
A detailed report by Hacked Off has found many transphobic and abusive articles misrepresenting the Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) Report on Transgender Equality. It is time for the media to…
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Hacked Off response to consultation on News UK undertakings
Hacked Off welcome the spirit of the newly proposed amendments to the undertakings and the companies’ Articles of Association. Potentially, the amendments proposed would be beneficial to the editorial independence and integrity…
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Heather Mills: Highest media settlement in British legal history
Heather Mills has received one of the highest media settlements in legal history, and received an apology from News Group Newspapers at the high court today after settling her phone-hacking case against…
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Phone-hacking settlement makes legal history
Heather Mills has received one of the highest media privacy settlements in legal history, and received an apology from News Group Newspapers at the high court today after settling her phone-hacking case…
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Comment: Boris Johnson story in the Guardian
On Friday 21st June it was reported in the Guardian newspaper that Boris Johnson MP, who is standing to be leader of the Conservative Party and therefore Prime Minister, had had an…
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Hacked Off write to Prime Minister Jacinda Arden ahead of ‘Christchurch Call’
A huge thank you to almost 6,000 of you who wrote to the Government asking that the “Christchurch Call” pledge apply to newspapers and websites, alongside social media companies. In New…
