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Prince Harry brings hacking claim against Sun publisher
Byline Investigates have today revealed that the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has brought a claim against News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun (and formerly the News of the World), and…
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Hacked Off comment on Prince Harry & Duchess of Sussex legal action: Absence of press regulation fails all victims of press abuse
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have initiated legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday and its parent company Associated Newspapers on the basis of the publication of a private letter written…
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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 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…
