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IPSO: FIVE YEARS OF FAILURE
Can you believe sham press complaints-handler IPSO has the gall to throw a five-year anniversary party next Tuesday? They have absolutely nothing to celebrate. Over the last five years IPSO…
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Guest Blog: So why is Prince Harry attacking the press again? By Brian Cathcart
By Brian Cathcart Why is Prince Harry attacking the press again? According to Sky News’s royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills, it would appear he’s lost his mind. An article by Mills…
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Hacked Off warn of “dangerous reporting” by tabloid press in light of Supreme Court decision on Parliament prorogation
The Sun newspaper has published a front-page story saying that Sun readers have “bombarded” the paper condemning the decision taken by the Supreme Court that prorogation was “unlawful”. The front-page story…
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Hacked Off board member and press victim Jacqui Hames speaks out on R4 about Sun’s most recent controversy
Today Hacked Off board member and press victim Jacqui Hames took to Radio 4 to discuss the Sun’s most recent victim-journalism abuse against Ben Stokes and his family. She said: “I…
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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…
