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Hacked Off says The Sun’s Ben Stokes front page is “appalling invasion of privacy with no public interest justification”
The Sun has come under fire from England batsman Ben Stokes for a front page story Stokes has called “utterly disgusting” and “lowest form of journalism”. A Hacked Off spokesperson responding…
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Hacked Off responds to Sir Cliff Richard costs settlement: “the media should scrutinise justice, not administer it”
The BBC has agreed to pay out £2m in legal costs to Sir Cliff Richard, after the broadcaster was found to have unlawfully invaded Sir Cliff’s privacy. Richard last year won…
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Hacked Off tell press bosses: Break your silence and stand with us to defend press regulation from political interference
A Parliamentarian who until recently sat on a partisan basis has been announced as the next Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the newspaper complaints-handler. The appointee was a…
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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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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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Amber Rudd MP appears to admit decision to cancel Leveson Part Two was taken before full consultation on The Andrew Marr Show: Hacked Off write to DWP Secretary calling for explanation
Hacked Off has written to Amber Rudd seeking an explanation following comments she made on Marr over the weekend. Comments made by the Work and Pensions Secretary suggested that the decision to…
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Statement: unauthorised disclosure (“leak”) of the Sir Kim Darroch cables
Hacked Off campaigns for a free and accountable press and has previously campaigned for new legislation to have appropriate protections in place for whistle-blowers and investigative journalists. In summary: Whistle-blowers and…
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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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Press Release: Islamophobia at The Times?
A report published today is calling for an independent EHRC investigation into The Times newspaper and its coverage of Britain’s Muslim communities, specifically in respect of three stories. The report looks…
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Press Release: Hacked Off analysis of media coverage of the Christchurch Attacks
Christchurch attack: Analysis reveals role of traditional media publishers in amplifying hatred Government criticised for exempting the same publishers from proposed online harms regulator Parliamentary Committees briefed on the role of newspaper…
