by Alice Watkins Salacious copy may be good for circulations. But any responsible journalist knows to approach sensitive…
On 30 August 2021 it was announced that the privacy claim brought by Ben and Deborah Stokes against the Sun…
By Alice Watkins A new Channel 5 documentary series, Sex and Power [watch online here], reveals the…
Max Mosley was a committed supporter of reforms to press regulation until his death on Monday, May…
Melanie Kennedy and Jilly Boyce Kay (Leicester University and College Union) Almost two years after Coleen Rooney…
IPSO has announced that Lord Triesman has been appointed as Chair of the IPSO Appointment Panel. Commenting,…
In 1981, News International (now News UK) completed its acquisition of The Times and The Sunday Times newspaper…
By Brian Cathcart The sham press ‘regulator’ IPSO has seen its weakness and cowardice embarrassingly exposed this…
The Dyson Report published earlier this year confirmed that former BBC journalist Martin Bashir had falsified bank statements…
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Alice Watkins, Campaigns & Research Officer The law gives victims and alleged victims of some sexual offences lifetime…
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By Emma Ireland, Hacked Off Intern To combat people making links between a variant and the country, the…
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The Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel makes some striking findings about the relationship between corrupt police…
A long overdue report on the 1987 murder of Daniel Morgan finds “significant” and “unlawful” interactions between the…
Commenting on the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel Report, published today, Hacked Off Board Director and target of News UK…
By W.D., Lawyer, MA in East Asian Studies Most members of the British press are allowed to discriminate…
Over the past ten years the corporate press has entirely failed to engage with any of the arguments…
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After the death of Max Mosley earlier this week, newspapers falsely smeared him as “anti-press” and an enemy…
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In 2019, feminist group Level Up approached IPSO with a set of standards that the press should follow…
Max Mosley, who was a leading campaigner for a free and accountable press over the last decade of…
Lord Dyson’s Report, published on May 20th, follows the Judge’s investigation into the circumstances of how BBC reporter…
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An NCTJ report published on May 12th 2021, Diversity in Journalism, found that: 92% of journalists come from…
The Government has today published the first draft of the Online Safety Bill. The draft bill sets…
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Commenting, Hacked Off Board Director & journalist Emma Jones said, Today’s judgment completes Meghan Markle’s victory against the…
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Byline Investigates has reported today that a private investigator who was paid by The Sun to access personal…
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Hacked Off Intern Emma Ireland writes about her research on coverage of Meghan and Harry, which found: Over…
By Dr Corinne Fowler, Professor of Postcolonial Literature at the University of Leicester As an academic I…
Hacked Off and several leading anti-racism NGOs have written to the Society of Editors, calling on them to…
Hacked Off and several leading anti-racism NGOs have written to the Society of Editors, calling on them to…
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In a recently published book, A Free and Regulated Press, Hacked Off board member and Professor of Law at…
Commenting on the summary judgment issued today in the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy and copyright claims against Mail…
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Today, Thursday 4th February, is “Time to Talk Day” – a day for people to come together and…
Our recent report, The Fake News Ferret, identified 55 examples of distorted coverage of disinformation in IPSO member’s…
IPSO’s response claims that the evidence used for the report is not publicly available. Hacked Off Policy Director…
IPSO has failed to take action over more than 50 national newspaper articles containing dangerous conspiracy theories and…
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The Government has today published its long awaited response to the Online Harms White Paper. Despite evidence of…
Editors renew press license to abuse minority groups IPSO have “bottled it” Outcome “a stark reminder of why…
Hacked Off has today published a briefing on misreporting of fatal domestic abuse in the press. Five featured…
READ THE FULL BRIEFING HERE For too long, reporting of domestic violence in the press has been…
This is not what was supposed to happen. Eight years ago, the Leveson Report made recommendations…
A Daily Mail article (since edited), “What they DON’T tell you about COVID“, published 20 November 2020,…
Read Mandy’s story, in her own words, here. Mandy is the mother of Anisha, a young woman who…
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Report published: White Supremacism, the press and the absence of regulation Internet forums are fertile breeding grounds for…
Our recent report, White Supremacism, the Press and the Absence of Regulation, showed how false newspaper stories critical…
The Hacked Off campaign has today written to the Home Secretary to call on the Government to address…
Hacked Off have today published a report into the dissemination of false newspaper stories by extremists online. The…
THE TIMES reported the weekend before last that former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre had been asked…
Sir Harry Evans, a pioneer of investigative journalism and widely considered to be one of the greatest journalists…
IPSO’s Chairman is apparently surprised, in an interview published today in The Times, that Harry and Meghan have…
A report by Women in Journalism has exposed a serious lack of diversity in the media and,…
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Guest post by Sasha Ockenden, Communications Coordinator, Tactical Tech The below is a guest post from “Tactical Tech”…
IPSO has today announced the appointment of a new CEO, Charlotte Dewar, and four new board members.…
Hacked Off has found antisemitic content published in The Sun newspaper’s comment section under an article reporting…
206 Meetings between Murdoch company staff & Government in last two years 5 personal meetings between Rupert Murdoch…
Report reveals some newspapers and their pet complaints-handler IPSO have failed to stop fake news and racist abuse…
READ THE REPORT. “This virus came engineered in a Chinese lab.” Sound familiar? This comment –…
The Transparency Project, a charity which aims to increase public understanding of family law and family courts, describe…
Hacked Off and leading advocates for victims of domestic violence have written to Home, Culture and Women…
Justice for Daniel Morgan: Finish the Leveson Inquiry Britain’s most investigated murder, and how Rupert Murdoch’s best…
The Sun and the Daily Mail have today been accused of publishing frontpage coverage which trivialises domestic violence…
New Hacked Off supporter Terry Pearson writes about his experience complaining to IPSO. I’ve never complained…
£35m of taxpayers’ money has been handed over to corporate newspapers and their wealthy owners while smaller,…
An investigation in Byline Investigates has confirmed that, as other businesses struggle from the impact of COVID-19, £35m…
OpenDemocracy reporter James Cusack has revealed that he has been prevented from asking a question at the daily…
Will Lewis, one of the applicants reportedly shortlisted to be the next head of the BBC, has…
The Daily Mail, which has campaigned for restrictions to be dropped through its editorials and other coverage…
Yesterday in evidence to the Home Affairs Committee, the Minister for Digital and Culture said that the…
Hacked Off research reveals the extent of a 7-day press assault on the privacy and personal life…
Today’s judgment is in response to an application from lawyers acting for the Mail on Sunday (Associated Newspapers…
The Sun newspaper has been criticising celebrities and social media platforms for the spread of fake news…
Print media in the UK is the least trusted out of all European countries. In an annual…
By Brian Cathcart Do we trust the press? At the height of the Covid-19 crisis the question…
According to a Press Gazette reader poll, 70% believe journalists are not doing a good job of holding…
The newspapers identified are the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Mirror and The Express. Hacked Off…
Independent and local news publishers are facing unprecedented financial challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the…
By Rose Hayden, Hacked Off Over the last few weeks there has been an outcry of panic…
By Hannah Mian – Campaigns, Hacked Off Reports of domestic violence have seen an increase of up…
We at Hacked Off are committed to limiting the dissemination of potentially life-threatening misinformation in any way…
The DCMS Committee is appealing for examples of disinformation on social media for its inquiry into Disinformation…
During this challenging time we face both a pandemic and an infodemic, making it increasingly difficult for us…
Simon Rex claims that several UK newspapers offered him thousands of dollars to lie and say the…
It feels like only yesterday that the largest newspaper groups were claiming to have set up, in…
Today’s budget commits the Government to abolishing VAT for online publications, including newspapers. Hacked Off Director…
Byline Investigates has today reported that The Sun newspaper effectively blackmailed Phillip Schofield into revealing his sexuality by…
The family of James Bulger have criticised the use of his image in an article which also…
The Sun is currently facing multiple court allegations of phone hacking. Byline Investigates has revealed that court…
Danielle Hindley is a businesswoman and a mother, who through no fault of her own found herself a…
Today at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, the Mail on Sunday formally admitted that their paper…
Written by Brian Cathcart At the Royal Courts of Justice in London tomorrow the owners of the…
Accounts show parent firm still spending an eighth of revenue dealing with phone hacking. Hacked Off’s Policy…
Byline Investigates have today revealed that The Sun on Sunday published an article in November 2018 which reported…
The Daily Mail’s website MailOnline has today published an article, which it has pushed out to followers…
The tragic death of television presenter Caroline Flack follows months of speculative coverage from national newspapers, including the…
A man who unknowingly infected others with the Coronavirus (CoV) has been publicly identified by several sections of…
Commenting Hacked Off Director Kyle Taylor said, “Allegations that Piers Morgan actively engaged in illegal news-gathering while…
Even the industry-controlled Editors’ Code is clear that coverage after a death should be “handled sensitively”. Yet…
Link to story: https://www.bylineinvestigates.com/mirror/2020/1/22/a6qgcu489qri8ui5okbddo1zez2q3s Commenting, Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said, “When it was revealed…
Commenting, Hacked Off Campaign Officer Hannah Mian said, “The Duke and in particular the Duchess of Sussex…
The Liberal Democrat MP and spokesperson for Education, Layla Moran, has announced that she is in a relationship…
The results from the General Election are in: over 50% of voters backed parties which have supported the…
By Katy Davies Katy Davies, PR and Media Consultant www.katydaviespr.media @kd1ddy The Daily Mail published Katy Davies’ tweet about…
This General Election is our chance to protect our democracy, save thousands of people from press abuse and…
Nathan Sparkes, Hacked Off Policy Manager, commenting on the Conservative manifesto said: “The Conservative manifesto published today,…
Labour today promised that if it wins next month’s election, it would take action on press misconduct and…
Hacked Off Patron Christopher Jefferies and other victims of press abuse have written to party leaders seeking assurances…
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – a non-profit investigative news outlet which pursues stories which are in the…
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At the end of October, the Press Recognition Panel closed its call for views ahead of its annual…
Cross-party women MPs have written a letter to the Duchess of Sussex expressing their solidarity with Meghan for…
My lords, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our little party. My name – in case you don’t know…
Can you believe sham press complaints-handler IPSO has the gall to throw a five-year anniversary party next…
The Media Standards Trust today publishes an update to the landmark 2013 assessment of IPSO (the system of…
Byline Investigates has revealed that Ben Stokes is suing The Sun over its coverage of a 31-year-old family…
The Byline Investigates team has followed-up yesterday’s exclusive report that Prince Harry is to bring a legal claim for…
Byline Investigates have today revealed that the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has brought a claim against News…
By Brian Cathcart Why is Prince Harry attacking the press again? According to Sky News’s royal correspondent…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have initiated legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday and its parent…
The Sun newspaper has published a front-page story saying that Sun readers have “bombarded” the paper condemning the…
Today, rugby star Gareth Thomas has revealed that a tabloid ‘forced’ him to disclose his HIV status after…
Yesterday the Sun came under fire from England batsman Ben Stokes for a front page story Stokes called…
Today The Sun has come under fire from England batsman Ben Stokes for a front page story Stokes…
Today Hacked Off board member and press victim Jacqui Hames took to Radio 4 to discuss the Sun’s…
The Sun has come under fire from England batsman Ben Stokes for a front page story Stokes has…
IPSO have today announced that publishers have renewed their membership of IPSO for a further five years. The…
A number of newspapers in the UK have a problem reporting accurately, and in a way that is…
The BBC has agreed to pay out £2m in legal costs to Sir Cliff Richard, after the broadcaster…
The media arguing that searches and arrests should not be kept private seek to have one rule for…
A Parliamentarian who until recently sat on a partisan basis has been announced as the next Chairman of…
Lord Faulks has been appointed as the Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the body expected…
On August 1st 2019, the newspaper complaints-handler “IPSO” appointed a politician as its Chair. Press freedom advocates around…
IPSO have published a “rebuttal” to Hacked Off’s recent research on coverage about transgender people and their rights.…
A detailed report by Hacked Off has found many transphobic and abusive articles misrepresenting the Women and Equalities…
Hacked Off has written to Amber Rudd seeking an explanation following comments she made on Marr over the…
Hacked Off campaigns for a free and accountable press and has previously campaigned for new legislation to have…
Hacked Off welcome the spirit of the newly proposed amendments to the undertakings and the companies’ Articles of…
Heather Mills has received one of the highest media settlements in legal history, and received an apology from…
Heather Mills has received one of the highest media privacy settlements in legal history, and received an apology…
On Wednesday June 26th, a report by Professor Brian Cathcart and Paddy French, “Unmasked”, was published. The report…
In late June, a 66-page report by Professor Brian Cathcart and Paddy French of Press Gang, “Unmasked”, was…
A huge thank you to almost 6,000 of you who wrote to the Government asking that the “Christchurch…
On Sunday May 5th, Radio 4 aired the documentary “The Press, the Police, the Politicians and Their Public”,…
Christchurch attack: Analysis reveals role of traditional media publishers in amplifying hatred Government criticised for exempting the same…
Christchurch: When social media platforms became publishers of extremism and news websites became amplifiers of hatred. READ…
Dan Hett, brother of Martyn Hett who was tragically killed at the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017, has…
In an IPSO ruling published today, the complaints-handler found that a Times article with an invented quotation was…
Douglas Murray, a man who told Nick Ferrari on LBC in 2017 that “less Islam” is the answer…
Hacked Off and the Media Reform Coalition have written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media…
The press complaints-handler IPSO, and the independent regulator IMPRESS, have adopted campaign group Level Up’s guidelines on fatal…
In an extraordinary confession on Friday, the Telegraph defended Boris Johnson’s false Brexit poll story saying the MP…
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright QC, has today announced that he…
Platforms play a lead role in strengthening and emboldening online extremism. This week, YouTube placed restrictions on…
Today, the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) confirmed that the IMPRESS media self-regulator continues to meet Leveson’s requirements for…
We are all familiar with the saying ‘you are what you eat’: it’s a very simple but effective…
Whilst criticising the hypocrisy of media outlets, Britain’s counter-terrorism chief Neal Basu has said that far-right terrorists are…
The attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week was a cowardly act of terrorism, committed by…
Time and time again we see evidence of a racist agenda in elements of the press. Relentless discriminatory…
We see hateful, racist and discriminatory language like this in our papers on a daily basis. It is…
Olivia Colman, recipient of an Academy Award, 4 BAFTAs and two Golden Globe awards, joins activists Salma Yaqoob…
Hacked Off and Media Diversity Institute’s open letter on racism in the press has gathered dozens of signatures…
Baroness Warsi and more than a dozen other high profile politicians from across the political spectrum have signed…
John Barnes MBE, Baroness Warsi, David Lammy MP and 49 other prominent voices sign open letter demanding more…
The Mirror, Express and Star newspaper publisher Reach (formerly known as Trinity Mirror) increased its cash pot for…
Today the DCMS Committee published its report on Disinformation and “fake news”. The report’s recommendations include: Statutory regulation…
The Press Recognition Panel has today published its annual report considering the success of the recognition system, which…
Frances Cairncross today released her report on the future of the press in the UK. The independent report…
Today, the Government have published the Cairncross Review’s final report. The Review was established to explore how to…
In July last year, the Daily Mail published a double-page spread “exposing a Paris suburb overrun with illegal…
On 28th July 2018 the Daily Mail published a double-page spread about a French suburb “teeming” with “up…
When Rupert Murdoch first purchased The Times and Sunday Times there were specific conditions designed to prevent editorial…
A week after they ran a featured cover story headlined: “The mystery of Melania,” the Daily Telegraph has…
In October 2018, Arcadia and its Chairman Philip Green successfully obtained a temporary injunction to restrict the Telegraph…
A Mail Online spokesperson said they were seeking “to have this egregiously erroneous classification resolved as soon as…
16.01.19 The News Media Association (NMA) has abandoned its appeal against a Judicial Review ruling made by the…
Debate on whether a new law should be introduced, dubbed ‘Cliff’s Law’, has recently resurfaced. This is in…
On December 23rd 2018 two innocent members of the public were identified in national newspapers as being arrested…
The Chairman of the Press Recognition Panel has written to the Government regarding the Panel’s apparent “designation” within…
Reports have emerged this week which show email evidence that former Mail on Sunday senior editor Chris Anderson…
Innocent members of the public have once again been exposed nationwide in newspapers over a crime they did…
Newsquest, since taking over Cumbria Newspapers in March 2018, has made more than 100 staff redundant. These staff…
Last night, in response to amendments tabled by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and supported by Hacked Off, the…
Hacked Off and other free expression campaigners have called for changes to the government’s counter terror bill…
Victims of press abuse vow to pursue all avenues to secure completion of the Leveson Inquiry following outcome…
“It’s the comforting lie that sells better than the objective truth”: James O’Brien challenges press inaccuracy at Hacked…
The Sunday Times has been widely condemned for running a column by Rod Liddle over the weekend in…
By Luke Geikie Hacked Off and MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) co-sponsored a fringe event at the…
The Cairncross Review was established by the Government in March 2018, to “examine the sustainability of high quality…
12/09/2018 A new Hacked Off report is published today to mark the fourth anniversary of the sham press…
By Professor Brian Cathcart The story caused a sensation but quickly fell under a cloud of doubt. Now…
02/08/2018 On August 1st 2018 IPSO announced a new “compulsory” element to its arbitration scheme. This is the…
By Brian Cathcart. The response of editors to the judgment shows them out of touch with the public…
A YouGov opinion poll conducted on 19 and 20 July 2018 has shown overwhelming public support for pre-charge anonymity of…
18/07/2018 PRESS RELEASE: “The relationship between the media and police behind this disturbing invasion into Sir Cliff’s privacy…
By Professor Brian Cathcart (@BrianCathcart) ‘Even a cursory consideration shows it does not meet the requirements,’…
06/06/2018 Paul Dacre has announced his resignation as Editor of the Daily Mail. He will become chairman and…
22/05/2018 The Judicial Review launched by the victims of press abuse to challenge the Government’s decision to suppress…
By Professor Brian Cathcart (@BrianCathcart) A week ago the corporate papers were screaming blue murder about threats of…
By Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster. Almost exactly five years ago, the veteran…
15/05/2018 This afternoon, the House of Commons voted to remove from the Data Protection Bill an amendment made…
On the eve of the vote on Leveson amendments to the Data Protection Bill, over 100 leading academics…
The press industry’s consumer complaints body, IPSO, has announced a new “compulsory” arbitration scheme for national newspapers. This is the…
After promising million-pound fines, front-page corrections and tough investigations – none of which happened – the sham regulator…
IPSO’S First Court Test One of the many people who have seen their complaints about bad journalism in…
Yesterday, former journalist John Ford came forward to blow the whistle on illegality he says he committed on…
Last week the culture minister Matt Hancock announced the government’s response to the public consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and…
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Victims of press abuse lose confidence in Government The Government today announced that the second part of the…
Of 8,148 complaints about discrimination in the press in a year, the industry’s tame regulator upheld just one…
No-one would deny that both the local and national press are facing problems. In the past decade more…
The Government has recently announced a review into the sustainability of the press. According to its summary of the review’s…
Submission by Hacked Off in relation to the CMA’s report on provisional findings on broadcasting standards (‘the report’).…
After many years, News Group has finally admitted responsibility for its unlawful actions and has, quite rightly, offered…
I’m not the first person to settle a phone hacking case against a British newspaper. I’m glad to…
On the evening of January 10th 2018, Members of the House of Lords voted to hold the Government…
by Alice Watkins Salacious copy may be good for circulations. But any responsible journalist knows to approach sensitive…
On 30 August 2021 it was announced that the privacy claim brought by Ben and Deborah Stokes against the Sun…
By Alice Watkins A new Channel 5 documentary series, Sex and Power [watch online here], reveals the…
Max Mosley was a committed supporter of reforms to press regulation until his death on Monday, May…
Melanie Kennedy and Jilly Boyce Kay (Leicester University and College Union) Almost two years after Coleen Rooney…
IPSO has announced that Lord Triesman has been appointed as Chair of the IPSO Appointment Panel. Commenting,…
In 1981, News International (now News UK) completed its acquisition of The Times and The Sunday Times newspaper…
By Brian Cathcart The sham press ‘regulator’ IPSO has seen its weakness and cowardice embarrassingly exposed this…
