by Hugh Tomlinson QC Representatives of the local and regional press continue to express concern about the key Leveson recommendation that a self-regulator must offer an “arbitration service”.  The purpose of this…

The following is a speech given in the House of Lords on May 13th by Lord Fowler, former Cabinet minister and former journalist. He speaks of the ‘barrage of black propaganda’ put out…

The Newspaper Society represents the local and regional media which, everyone agrees, are an essential feature of the democratic landscape.  The Society tells us that there are 1,100 local and regional newspapers read by nearly 31…

by Brian Cathcart Last month the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) wrote to David Cameron asking him to think again about the Royal Charter approved by Parliament and arguing that authoritarian regimes around…

The Media Standards Trust has published the first comprehensive review of the UK press coverage of the Leveson Inquiry. Here are some of its findings: 1. Over 2,000 articles and over one million…

by Brian Cathcart Hold the front page! The newspaper bosses are making concessions – and apparently they think we should be grateful. There seems to be no limit to their vanity, and…

by Brian Cathcart Almost three times as many people distrust the press regulation scheme put forward by some of the newspapers as trust it, according to a new opinion poll by the…

Responding to news of a delay in the signing of the Royal Charter for self-regulation of the press, Dr Evan Harris, Associate Director of Hacked Off said: All three party leaders promised…

The Newspaper Society calls itself ‘the voice of local media’ and says it ‘represents and promotes the interests’ of 1,100 newspaper titles. It has circulated to its members across the country a…

The latest Exocet in the propaganda battle waged against the Leveson Royal Charter turns out to have a dodgy fuse. It comes in the form of a poll commissioned by the front…