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Press freedom & standards organisations write to Guardian & FT over section 40 coverage
The Guardian and The Financial Times today faced allegations of failing their readers, after both titles were caught publishing misleading articles about the legislation underpinning the Leveson system of independent press regulation.…
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Press release: IPSO finally uphold sexism complaint against The Sun
More than six months after The Sun published an article detailing Jeremy Clarkson’s “dream” for Meghan Markle to be attacked in the street, a complaint against the newspaper has been upheld. More…
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Hacked Off comment: Prince Harry raises alarm over press & Government relationship
Prince Harry today said: “Democracy fails when your press fails to scrutinise and hold the government accountable, and instead choose to get into bed with them so they can ensure the status…
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Sir Brian Leveson argues the “value of Leveson Part Two has substantially increased”
In an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s World at One, Sir Brian Leveson was today critical of the lack of progress on implementing the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry Part One, and…
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Sun publisher NGN allegedly ‘tapped landlines’, published intrusive stories about Prince Harry as a child and Princess Diana, and settled secret claim with Prince William
In litigation brought by Hugh Grant and Prince Harry, the Court today heard allegations that The Sun & News of the World publisher NGN: Tapped Hugh Grant’s landline, burgled his properties, used…
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Draft Media Bill to include repeal of press freedom provision & Leveson incentive, section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013
The Draft Media Bill will include the repeal of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, a piece of legislation designed to protect newspapers from “SLAPPs” (attempts by wealthy litigants…
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Newspaper association “IPSO” to consider complaints about The Sun’s column about Meghan Markle
IPSO, the association of newspaper publishers which handles complaints against the press, has announced that it will investigate two complaints about an article published by The Sun about Meghan Markle. The article…
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REPORT: TEN YEARS AFTER HACKING SCANDAL, HACKED OFF HERALD SUCCESS OF LEVESON REFORMS & “REVOLUTION” IN MEDIA LANDSCAPE
In a new report Hacked Off finds that: Over the last six years, IMPRESS membership has risen from just 26 publishers in 2017 to 113 today. It has now overtaken IPSO as,…
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Sir Chris Bryant MP to receive knighthood after campaigning on press standards
Sir Chris Bryant, Member of Parliament for the Rhondda, long-term campaigner for higher standards in the press and this year’s speaker at the Hacked Off Leveson Lecture, is to receive a knighthood.…
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Data on IPSO reveals only 0.6% of complaints were upheld by the sham regulator in 2021
IPSO, the complaints-handler controlled by the press, has recently published its report for 2021. The report reveals that in 2021: Out of 14173 complaints, only 88 were upheld. That’s a rate of…
