February 26, 2021
Bob Ward: The Climate Crisis Cover-up
SPECIAL REPORT, Chapter one:The climate crisis cover-up In a Special Report, published as a series of long reads,…
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February 25, 2021
Paul Wragg: A Free and Regulated Press
In a recently published book, A Free and Regulated Press, Hacked Off board member and Professor of Law at…
February 11, 2021
Summary judgment issued in Duchess of Sussex v The Mail (Associated Newspapers)
Commenting on the summary judgment issued today in the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy and copyright claims against Mail…
February 4, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: How failures of regulation are damaging the fight against climate change & COVID – and why IPSO is not fit for purpose
As part of a long read investigation, to be published over the coming weeks, scientist Bob Ward -…
February 4, 2021
Danielle Hindley: Time to Talk
Today, Thursday 4th February, is “Time to Talk Day” – a day for people to come together and…
February 3, 2021
IPSO “Rebuttal” of Covid-19 report
Our recent report, The Fake News Ferret, identified 55 examples of distorted coverage of disinformation in IPSO member’s…
January 27, 2021
IPSO responds to The Fake News Ferret report on Covid-19 discrimination
IPSO’s response claims that the evidence used for the report is not publicly available. Hacked Off Policy Director…
January 18, 2021
Hacked Off report identifies 55 fake news stories about Covid-19 published in National Newspapers in 2020. IPSO failed to uphold a complaint on any of the stories included in the report.
IPSO has failed to take action over more than 50 national newspaper articles containing dangerous conspiracy theories and…
January 15, 2021
Newspapers published more than 50 distortive or inaccurate stories about COVID
Read the full report here A free and accountable press is never more important than at times…
December 23, 2020
WATCH NOW: Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd in conversation with Hacked Off, introduced by Hugh Grant
Hacked Off are delighted to present an exclusive in conversation, with Former Australian Prime Minister KEVIN RUDD and…
December 21, 2020
Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd: Murdoch media “political equivalent of a mafia operation”, Hugh Grant accuses of Boris Johnson of lacking “the stomach” to stand up to Murdoch
Kevin Rudd, the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, has exclusively spoken to Hacked Off in a revealing 40…
December 15, 2020
Hacked Off: Government’s Online Harms proposals “hopelessly weak and manifestly inadequate”
The Government has today published its long awaited response to the Online Harms White Paper. Despite evidence of…
December 10, 2020
Hacked Off respond to Editors’ Code Review outcome
Editors renew press license to abuse minority groups IPSO have “bottled it” Outcome “a stark reminder of why…
December 10, 2020
Hacked Off joins Refuge, White Ribbon, Centre for Women’s Justice and WISH in calling for action on unethical and irresponsible fatal domestic abuse reporting
Hacked Off has today published a briefing on misreporting of fatal domestic abuse in the press. Five featured…
December 10, 2020
A snapshot into fatal domestic abuse reporting: how IPSO has failed, and why code change is the first step to improving reporting
READ THE FULL BRIEFING HERE For too long, reporting of domestic violence in the press has been…
December 8, 2020
A quiet revolution in press standards: IMPRESS overtakes IPSO to become dominant standards body
This is not what was supposed to happen. Eight years ago, the Leveson Report made recommendations…
November 27, 2020
The Daily Mail’s Coronavirus coverage contained serious distortions. The Government’s failure to criticise it is pathetic and dangerous
A Daily Mail article (since edited), “What they DON’T tell you about COVID“, published 20 November 2020,…
November 19, 2020
IPSO’s treatment of Mandy Garner exposes the cruelty of a complaints-handling system designed to protect the press
Read Mandy’s story, in her own words, here. Mandy is the mother of Anisha, a young woman who…
November 17, 2020
“How much did they get out of turning my daughter’s death into voyeurism?”
By Mandy Garner, @workmumontherun Mandy's daughter, Anisha At 9.45pm on 19th February my 20-year-old daughter Anisha was…
November 5, 2020
How white supremacists use national newspaper stories as their own propaganda
Report published: White Supremacism, the press and the absence of regulation Internet forums are fertile breeding grounds for…
November 4, 2020
IPSO shirks responsibility for false newspaper stories’ circulation on extremist forums: rebuttal
Our recent report, White Supremacism, the Press and the Absence of Regulation, showed how false newspaper stories critical…
November 3, 2020
Hacked Off write to Home Secretary demanding tougher action to protect the public from extremism
The Hacked Off campaign has today written to the Home Secretary to call on the Government to address…
October 9, 2020
FAKE NEWS: Hacked Off report exposes neo-Nazis’ dissemination of newspapers’ false stories.
Hacked Off have today published a report into the dissemination of false newspaper stories by extremists online. The…
October 7, 2020
Paul Dacre Should Not Be Allowed Anywhere Near Ofcom
THE TIMES reported the weekend before last that former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre had been asked…
September 25, 2020
Sir Harry Evans and the corruption of the UK press: Freedom for What?
Sir Harry Evans, a pioneer of investigative journalism and widely considered to be one of the greatest journalists…
September 17, 2020
IPSO’s Chairman asks why Harry & Meghan didn’t complain to IPSO. We can think of a few reasons.
IPSO’s Chairman is apparently surprised, in an interview published today in The Times, that Harry and Meghan have…
September 16, 2020
Hacked Off responds to new research highlighting lack of diversity in the press
A report by Women in Journalism has exposed a serious lack of diversity in the media and,…
September 10, 2020
How the press gets away with discrimination
This blog was originally published on the website of The Traveller Movement. It is republished here with permission and…
August 17, 2020
Another Anti-Muslim Piece in Murdoch’s Flagship Paper Ends in a Libel Settlement
This article was originally published in the Byline Times, and is re-published here with permission and our thanks.…
August 13, 2020
Guestpost from Abdul Tahhan, Refugee Journalism Project: Migration reporting must show greater humanity
Abdulwahab Tahhan is a researcher and occasionally a standup comedian, raised in Aleppo, Syria and now based…
August 7, 2020
Guest post: Tactical Tech – The Data Detox Kit
Guest post by Sasha Ockenden, Communications Coordinator, Tactical Tech The below is a guest post from “Tactical Tech”…
August 3, 2020
BREAKING: Victims denounce IPSO Board appointment of former Daily Mail assistant editor
IPSO has today announced the appointment of a new CEO, Charlotte Dewar, and four new board members.…
July 30, 2020
Hacked Off: The Sun found to be hosting antisemitic content, IPSO fails to act
Hacked Off has found antisemitic content published in The Sun newspaper’s comment section under an article reporting…
July 21, 2020
Extraordinary extent of Murdoch’s access to Government exposed in Hacked Off research:
206 Meetings between Murdoch company staff & Government in last two years 5 personal meetings between Rupert Murdoch…
July 15, 2020
Hacked Off report exposes racism and fake news in newspaper comment sections
Report reveals some newspapers and their pet complaints-handler IPSO have failed to stop fake news and racist abuse…
July 13, 2020
Racism and Fake News in the Wild West of newspaper comment sections
READ THE REPORT. “This virus came engineered in a Chinese lab.” Sound familiar? This comment –…
June 19, 2020
Guestblog, Transparency Project: 296 days to correct a factual inaccuracy – effective press regulation?
The Transparency Project, a charity which aims to increase public understanding of family law and family courts, describe…
June 18, 2020
Sun and Mail’s coverage of domestic abuser was dangerous and unethical: Campaigners and Hacked Off demand independent regulation to address domestic violence reporting
Hacked Off and leading advocates for victims of domestic violence have written to Home, Culture and Women…
June 15, 2020
The Daniel Morgan Murder: Why We Need Leveson Part Two
Justice for Daniel Morgan: Finish the Leveson Inquiry SIGN THE PETITION HERE Britain’s most investigated murder, and…
June 12, 2020
David Challen responds to Sun & Mail coverage of domestic abuser
The Sun and the Daily Mail have today been accused of publishing frontpage coverage which trivialises domestic violence…
June 9, 2020
Guestblog: The Brexit Boom which had nothing to do with Brexit
New Hacked Off supporter Terry Pearson writes about his experience complaining to IPSO. I’ve never complained…
June 3, 2020
Hacked Off: Government ad deal is “rewarding the fat cats while starving quality, independent, local journalism”
£35m of taxpayers’ money has been handed over to corporate newspapers and their wealthy owners while smaller,…
June 2, 2020
STOP FUNDING MURDOCH
An investigation in Byline Investigates has confirmed that, as other businesses struggle from the impact of COVID-19, £35m…
May 21, 2020
Downing Street bans OpenDemocracy from asking a question at Covid-19 press briefings
OpenDemocracy reporter James Cusack has revealed that he has been prevented from asking a question at the daily…
May 21, 2020
Phone hacking: BBC director general candidate accused of destroying evidence
Will Lewis, one of the applicants reportedly shortlisted to be the next head of the BBC, has…
May 21, 2020
Daily Mail misleads readers and tries to bully teachers: Government policy on COVID-19 should be dictated by the science, not by the corporate press
The Daily Mail, which has campaigned for restrictions to be dropped through its editorials and other coverage…
May 14, 2020
Hacked Off: Government plan to regulate your nan’s Facebook more stringently than the Mail Online branded utterly absurd
Yesterday in evidence to the Home Affairs Committee, the Minister for Digital and Culture said that the…
May 7, 2020
Hacked Off research reveals extent of relentless intrusion on singer Jesy Nelson
Hacked Off research reveals the extent of a 7-day press assault on the privacy and personal life…
May 1, 2020
BREAKING: ‘STRIKE OUT’ JUDGEMENT ON MEGHAN MARKLE CASE AGAINST MAIL ON SUNDAY
Today’s judgment is in response to an application from lawyers acting for the Mail on Sunday (Associated Newspapers…
April 30, 2020
The fake news continues!
The Sun newspaper has been criticising celebrities and social media platforms for the spread of fake news…
April 30, 2020
Print media in the UK is the least trusted in Europe again
Print media in the UK is the least trusted out of all European countries. In an annual…
April 28, 2020
Ministers claim the press is ‘trusted’. The polls say the opposite.
By Brian Cathcart Do we trust the press? At the height of the Covid-19 crisis the question…
April 23, 2020
Covid-19 Media Scrutiny and Government Accountability
According to a Press Gazette reader poll, 70% believe journalists are not doing a good job of holding…
April 20, 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told the editors of British tabloid newspapers that they won’t engage with their outlets
The newspapers identified are the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Mirror and The Express. Hacked Off…
April 17, 2020
Answers demanded after Government accused of ignoring local publishers
Independent and local news publishers are facing unprecedented financial challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the…
April 16, 2020
COVID-19 and false 5G conspiracies
By Rose Hayden, Hacked Off Over the last few weeks there has been an outcry of panic…
April 15, 2020
Domestic homicide reporting during the Covid19 crisis.
By Hannah Mian – Campaigns, Hacked Off Reports of domestic violence have seen an increase of up…
April 9, 2020
Covid-19 Misinformation Round-up Week of April 6
We at Hacked Off are committed to limiting the dissemination of potentially life-threatening misinformation in any way…
April 6, 2020
Response to comments from DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight MP: Newspapers and their websites must be held accountable over spread of false information on COVID-19
The DCMS Committee is appealing for examples of disinformation on social media for its inquiry into Disinformation…
March 30, 2020
Covid-19 Misinformation Round-up Week of March 30
During this challenging time we face both a pandemic and an infodemic, making it increasingly difficult for us…
March 23, 2020
Tabloids allegedly offered Meghan Markle’s costar thousands of dollars to lie
Simon Rex claims that several UK newspapers offered him thousands of dollars to lie and say the…
March 18, 2020
IPSO flounders after damning report exposes its impotence
It feels like only yesterday that the largest newspaper groups were claiming to have set up, in…
March 11, 2020
VAT relief for online publications: Government announces “Murdoch tax-break”
Today’s budget commits the Government to abolishing VAT for online publications, including newspapers. Hacked Off Director…
March 10, 2020
The Sun newspaper accused of “blackmailing” Phillip Schofield over sexuality
Byline Investigates has today reported that The Sun newspaper effectively blackmailed Phillip Schofield into revealing his sexuality by…
March 9, 2020
Hacked Off responds to “despicable and cruel” Herald coverage.
The family of James Bulger have criticised the use of his image in an article which also…
March 5, 2020
Sun newspaper accused in court docs of illegally targeting phones of teenage Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy
The Sun is currently facing multiple court allegations of phone hacking. Byline Investigates has revealed that court…
February 26, 2020
Danielle Hindley: my battle for justice against the Mail on Sunday
Danielle Hindley is a businesswoman and a mother, who through no fault of her own found herself a…
February 25, 2020
The Mail on Sunday and Danielle Hindley: proof that nothing has changed
Today at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, the Mail on Sunday formally admitted that their paper…
February 24, 2020
The Mail on Sunday and Danielle Hindley: proof that nothing has changed.
Written by Brian Cathcart At the Royal Courts of Justice in London tomorrow the owners of the…
February 23, 2020
Hacked Off responds to ‘The Sun records £68m loss amid falling sales and hacking damages’.
Accounts show parent firm still spending an eighth of revenue dealing with phone hacking. Hacked Off’s Policy…
February 20, 2020
November 2018 article proves The Sun knew Caroline Flack struggled with her mental health before waging campaign of intrusive and unethical coverage against her
Byline Investigates have today revealed that The Sun on Sunday published an article in November 2018 which reported…
February 19, 2020
Hacked Off responds to Daily Mail reporting of Caroline Flack’s method of suicide
The Daily Mail’s website MailOnline has today published an article, which it has pushed out to followers…
February 15, 2020
Caroline Flack: Hacked Off statement
The tragic death of television presenter Caroline Flack follows months of speculative coverage from national newspapers, including the…
February 11, 2020
Member of the public targeted by the press over Coronavirus
A man who unknowingly infected others with the Coronavirus (CoV) has been publicly identified by several sections of…
January 28, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: allegations PIERS MORGAN “engaged or approved of…blatant” illegal news-gathering in relation to former lover of PRINCESS DIANA, MAJOR JAMES HEWITT, court hears.
Commenting Hacked Off Director Kyle Taylor said, “Allegations that Piers Morgan actively engaged in illegal news-gathering while…
January 27, 2020
Intrusion into grief and shock: coverage of Kobe Bryant’s death
Even the industry-controlled Editors’ Code is clear that coverage after a death should be “handled sensitively”. Yet…
January 27, 2020
Hacked Off responds: Milly Dowler ‘hacking’ – now MIRROR GROUP is accused over murdered schoolgirl in court docs
Link to story: https://www.bylineinvestigates.com/mirror/2020/1/22/a6qgcu489qri8ui5okbddo1zez2q3s Commenting, Hacked Off Policy Director Nathan Sparkes said, “When it was revealed…
January 9, 2020
Hacked Off responds: Harry and Meghan step down as senior members of the Royal family
Commenting, Hacked Off Campaign Officer Hannah Mian said, “The Duke and in particular the Duchess of Sussex…
January 6, 2020
Liberal Democrat MP the latest target of media intrusion into the private lives of LGBT+ individuals
The Liberal Democrat MP and spokesperson for Education, Layla Moran, has announced that she is in a relationship…
December 17, 2019
Hacked Off Yearly Round-Up: 2019
The results from the General Election are in: over 50% of voters backed parties which have supported the…
December 10, 2019
Guest blog: What happens when the PR becomes the story?
By Katy Davies Katy Davies, PR and Media Consultant www.katydaviespr.media @kd1ddy The Daily Mail published Katy Davies’ tweet about…
November 27, 2019
Where do the political parties stand on Leveson & press reform?
This General Election is our chance to protect our democracy, save thousands of people from press abuse and…
November 25, 2019
Hacked Off: Conservative manifesto “tacitly endorses police corruption, newspaper illegality and the absence of ethical regulatory standards”
Nathan Sparkes, Hacked Off Policy Manager, commenting on the Conservative manifesto said: “The Conservative manifesto published today,…
November 21, 2019
Labour, Green and Lib Dem manifestos pave the way for pro-Leveson Parliament with commitments to press accountability
Labour today promised that if it wins next month’s election, it would take action on press misconduct and…
November 19, 2019
Victims of press abuse write to party leaders ahead of manifesto launches
Hacked Off Patron Christopher Jefferies and other victims of press abuse have written to party leaders seeking assurances…
November 15, 2019
Hacked Off back demands to release Intelligence Committee Report
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – a non-profit investigative news outlet which pursues stories which are in the…
November 13, 2019
Press Release: UK papers publish disturbing videos relating to Ms Millane’s murder.
UK papers publish disturbing videos relating to Ms Millane’s murder. Hacked Off Director Kyle Taylor said: …
November 11, 2019
Hacked Off response to PRP: Leveson is working for independent publishers. Tell the Government to take action to bring it into effect across the industry
At the end of October, the Press Recognition Panel closed its call for views ahead of its annual…
October 29, 2019
Hacked Off responds: Women MPs from across the House of Commons “express solidarity” with Meghan Markle over racist and sexist abuse from the press.
Cross-party women MPs have written a letter to the Duchess of Sussex expressing their solidarity with Meghan for…
October 28, 2019
A Speech For Sir Alan
My lords, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our little party. My name – in case you don’t know…
October 22, 2019
IPSO: FIVE YEARS OF FAILURE
Can you believe sham press complaints-handler IPSO has the gall to throw a five-year anniversary party next…
October 11, 2019
Hacked Off: IPSO’s credibility sinking without a trace, as updated MST Report finds body fails more Leveson criteria than 2013 Report
The Media Standards Trust today publishes an update to the landmark 2013 assessment of IPSO (the system of…
October 10, 2019
Hacked Off: Ben Stokes launches privacy action against The Sun
Byline Investigates has revealed that Ben Stokes is suing The Sun over its coverage of a 31-year-old family…
October 5, 2019
Prince Harry claim expected to allege hacking of Princess Diana, as Byline report Piers Morgan and Rebekah Brooks likely to be named in Prince’s litigation
The Byline Investigates team has followed-up yesterday’s exclusive report that Prince Harry is to bring a legal claim for…
October 4, 2019
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…
October 2, 2019
Guest Blog: So why is Prince Harry attacking the press again? By Brian Cathcart
By Brian Cathcart Why is Prince Harry attacking the press again? According to Sky News’s royal correspondent…
October 1, 2019
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…
September 25, 2019
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…
September 18, 2019
Victimisation not journalism
Today, rugby star Gareth Thomas has revealed that a tabloid ‘forced’ him to disclose his HIV status after…
September 18, 2019
Ben Stokes story written by convicted criminal
Yesterday the Sun came under fire from England batsman Ben Stokes for a front page story Stokes called…
September 17, 2019
The Sun has committed another “appalling invasion of privacy”
Today The Sun has come under fire from England batsman Ben Stokes for a front page story Stokes…
September 17, 2019
Hacked Off board member and press victim Jacqui Hames speaks out on R4 about Sun’s most recent controversy
Today Hacked Off board member and press victim Jacqui Hames took to Radio 4 to discuss the Sun’s…
September 17, 2019
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…
September 9, 2019
Press barons to persist with sham regulation
IPSO have today announced that publishers have renewed their membership of IPSO for a further five years. The…
September 9, 2019
Policy Exchange Report, “Eroding the Free Press”: a transparent and ludicrous exercise in misdirection
A number of newspapers in the UK have a problem reporting accurately, and in a way that is…
September 5, 2019
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…
September 5, 2019
Sir Cliff case: Media should scrutinise justice, not administer it
The media arguing that searches and arrests should not be kept private seek to have one rule for…
August 28, 2019
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…
August 7, 2019
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…
August 5, 2019
Press freedom under threat: Defend British journalists from politician-led regulation
On August 1st 2019, the newspaper complaints-handler “IPSO” appointed a politician as its Chair. Press freedom advocates around…
July 25, 2019
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.…
July 22, 2019
Demand IPSO Protect Targeted Groups Against Transphobia In The Press
A detailed report by Hacked Off has found many transphobic and abusive articles misrepresenting the Women and Equalities…
July 17, 2019
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…
July 16, 2019
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…
July 16, 2019
Hacked Off response to consultation on News UK undertakings
Hacked Off welcome the spirit of the newly proposed amendments to the undertakings and the companies’ Articles of…
July 8, 2019
Heather Mills: Highest media settlement in British legal history
Heather Mills has received one of the highest media settlements in legal history, and received an apology from…
July 8, 2019
Phone-hacking settlement makes legal history
Heather Mills has received one of the highest media privacy settlements in legal history, and received an apology…
June 27, 2019
The Times fails to identify a single error in damning report exposing series of substantively false stories about Muslims
On Wednesday June 26th, a report by Professor Brian Cathcart and Paddy French, “Unmasked”, was published. The report…
June 25, 2019
UPDATE – The Times exposed: is this what racism looks like?
In late June, a 66-page report by Professor Brian Cathcart and Paddy French of Press Gang, “Unmasked”, was…
May 16, 2019
Hacked Off write to Prime Minister Jacinda Arden ahead of ‘Christchurch Call’
A huge thank you to almost 6,000 of you who wrote to the Government asking that the “Christchurch…
May 7, 2019
Government labelled “Corrupt” over Leveson Part Two suppression in R4 Documentary
On Sunday May 5th, Radio 4 aired the documentary “The Press, the Police, the Politicians and Their Public”,…
May 2, 2019
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…
May 1, 2019
INFLECTION POINT: Hacked Off analysis of media coverage of the Christchurch Attacks
Christchurch: When social media platforms became publishers of extremism and news websites became amplifiers of hatred. READ…
May 1, 2019
Hacked Off launches videogame about technology and journalists
Dan Hett, brother of Martyn Hett who was tragically killed at the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017, has…
April 25, 2019
Press complaints-handler’s credibility falls to new low: IPSO fails to find “made-up” quote inaccurate
In an IPSO ruling published today, the complaints-handler found that a Times article with an invented quotation was…
April 25, 2019
The Scruton tapes: lack of self-awareness at the Spectator
Douglas Murray, a man who told Nick Ferrari on LBC in 2017 that “less Islam” is the answer…
April 19, 2019
Government urged to rule out moves to weaken protections on editorial independence at The Times
Hacked Off and the Media Reform Coalition have written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media…
April 18, 2019
Fatal domestic abuse reporting: new guidelines must be backed up by code change
The press complaints-handler IPSO, and the independent regulator IMPRESS, have adopted campaign group Level Up’s guidelines on fatal…
April 15, 2019
Boris’ Brexit Telegraph Lies “clearly comically polemical” ?
In an extraordinary confession on Friday, the Telegraph defended Boris Johnson’s false Brexit poll story saying the MP…
April 11, 2019
Hacked Off: Times/Sunday Times journalist leads criticism of News UK merger application
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright QC, has today announced that he…
April 4, 2019
Platforms fuelling far-right violence: the crux of the matter
Platforms play a lead role in strengthening and emboldening online extremism. This week, YouTube placed restrictions on…
March 26, 2019
IMPRESS passes first cyclical Press Recognition Panel review for independence and effectiveness
Today, the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) confirmed that the IMPRESS media self-regulator continues to meet Leveson’s requirements for…
March 22, 2019
Guest Blog: Jodie Jackson, author of “You Are What You Read”
We are all familiar with the saying ‘you are what you eat’: it’s a very simple but effective…
March 21, 2019
Are unregulated platforms a threat to our national security?
Whilst criticising the hypocrisy of media outlets, Britain’s counter-terrorism chief Neal Basu has said that far-right terrorists are…
March 21, 2019
Hacked Off condemn role of some newspaper websites in publishing footage of New Zealand terror attack
The attack on two mosques in New Zealand last week was a cowardly act of terrorism, committed by…
March 20, 2019
Media Distortion and Daily Mail Deception
Time and time again we see evidence of a racist agenda in elements of the press. Relentless discriminatory…
March 8, 2019
Combating racism in the press whilst protecting freedom of speech
We see hateful, racist and discriminatory language like this in our papers on a daily basis. It is…
March 8, 2019
Pressure on IPSO grows: Academy Award winner Olivia Colman joins Salma Yaqoob, Sajda Mughal OBE and Steve Coogan in signing open letter calling out IPSO’s inaction on press racism
Olivia Colman, recipient of an Academy Award, 4 BAFTAs and two Golden Globe awards, joins activists Salma Yaqoob…
March 6, 2019
IPSO’s tone-deaf response to press racism letter shows how powerless they are
Hacked Off and Media Diversity Institute’s open letter on racism in the press has gathered dozens of signatures…
February 28, 2019
IPSO responds to open letter signed by John Barnes MBE, Baroness Warsi, David Lammy MP and 49 other prominent voices demanding they do more to tackle racism in the press
Baroness Warsi and more than a dozen other high profile politicians from across the political spectrum have signed…
February 27, 2019
Baroness Warsi, David Lammy MP, Caroline Lucas MP, John Barnes MBE, 23 other politicians and sign open letter calling on IPSO to do more to tackle racism in the press.
John Barnes MBE, Baroness Warsi, David Lammy MP and 49 other prominent voices sign open letter demanding more…
February 26, 2019
Mirror Group spend more than £75million on phone-hacking scandal
The Mirror, Express and Star newspaper publisher Reach (formerly known as Trinity Mirror) increased its cash pot for…
February 18, 2019
Spread of disinformation and fake news a threat to UK democracy, says report
Today the DCMS Committee published its report on Disinformation and “fake news”. The report’s recommendations include: Statutory regulation…
February 12, 2019
PRP Report finds IPSO fails Leveson tests; calls for access to justice for media claimants
The Press Recognition Panel has today published its annual report considering the success of the recognition system, which…
February 12, 2019
The Cairncross review does not address the greatest threats to the future of the press in the UK, says Hacked Off
Frances Cairncross today released her report on the future of the press in the UK. The independent report…
February 12, 2019
Hacked Off responds to Cairncross Review’s final report
Today, the Government have published the Cairncross Review’s final report. The Review was established to explore how to…
February 6, 2019
Fictitious Daily Mail story on ‘migrant-infested’ French suburb receives small correction…6 months later!
In July last year, the Daily Mail published a double-page spread “exposing a Paris suburb overrun with illegal…
February 6, 2019
Daily Mail issues minuscule correction for horrifically inaccurate reporting on ‘migrant-infested’ Paris suburb
On 28th July 2018 the Daily Mail published a double-page spread about a French suburb “teeming” with “up…
February 6, 2019
Petition launched to defend integrity of Times titles after Murdoch bids to weaken checks on owner interference at The Times and Sunday Times.
When Rupert Murdoch first purchased The Times and Sunday Times there were specific conditions designed to prevent editorial…
February 1, 2019
A victory for the Trumps
A week after they ran a featured cover story headlined: “The mystery of Melania,” the Daily Telegraph has…
January 28, 2019
Exposés of misconduct must be led by and for victims
In October 2018, Arcadia and its Chairman Philip Green successfully obtained a temporary injunction to restrict the Telegraph…
January 24, 2019
The Mail Online has hit out at the company that said it ‘generally fails to maintain basic standards of accuracy’
A Mail Online spokesperson said they were seeking “to have this egregiously erroneous classification resolved as soon as…
January 21, 2019
Press Release: News Media Association abandons legal challenge against PRP
16.01.19 The News Media Association (NMA) has abandoned its appeal against a Judicial Review ruling made by the…
January 11, 2019
Gatwick Drones and Cliff’s Law debate: privacy invasion without public interest justification
Debate on whether a new law should be introduced, dubbed ‘Cliff’s Law’, has recently resurfaced. This is in…
January 11, 2019
Hacked Off demand protections for the innocent who are named before charge
On December 23rd 2018 two innocent members of the public were identified in national newspapers as being arrested…
January 11, 2019
Hacked Off respond to PRP discovery that the Panel has been “designated as within the Ministry of Justice boundary”
The Chairman of the Press Recognition Panel has written to the Government regarding the Panel’s apparent “designation” within…
January 7, 2019
Fresh evidence of Mail on Sunday complicity in criminal conduct emerges months after Government cancel public inquiry protested by ex-editor-in-chief Paul Dacre
Reports have emerged this week which show email evidence that former Mail on Sunday senior editor Chris Anderson…
January 4, 2019
Innocent couple vilified in Gatwick drones coverage
Innocent members of the public have once again been exposed nationwide in newspapers over a crime they did…
December 20, 2018
Press Release: Hacked Off backs Newsquest Cumbria journalists striking over pay and conditions enforced by Newsquest
Newsquest, since taking over Cumbria Newspapers in March 2018, has made more than 100 staff redundant. These staff…
December 18, 2018
Press Release: Government to introduce new protections for investigative journalism in Counter Terror Bill after Hacked Off campaign
Last night, in response to amendments tabled by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and supported by Hacked Off, the…
December 13, 2018
Press Release: Hacked Off demand protections for investigative journalism in government’s counter-terror bill
Hacked Off and other free expression campaigners have called for changes to the government’s counter terror bill…
November 29, 2018
Press Release: Victims vow to fight on after Leveson Part Two judicial review finds in favour of government
Victims of press abuse vow to pursue all avenues to secure completion of the Leveson Inquiry following outcome…
November 28, 2018
Press Release: James O’Brien challenges press inaccuracy at Hacked Off’s 6th Annual Leveson Lecture
“It’s the comforting lie that sells better than the objective truth”: James O’Brien challenges press inaccuracy at Hacked…
October 24, 2018
Rod Liddle’s Sunday Times article may incite hatred, but IPSO is powerless to act
The Sunday Times has been widely condemned for running a column by Rod Liddle over the weekend in…
October 5, 2018
Shadow Home Secretary labels IPSO “toothless” at Hacked Off & MEND event
By Luke Geikie Hacked Off and MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) co-sponsored a fringe event at the…
September 17, 2018
Cairncross urged to “recommend the adoption of an independent regulator for the newspaper industry, to increase public trust and support its long-term sustainability” in Hacked Off submission
The Cairncross Review was established by the Government in March 2018, to “examine the sustainability of high quality…
September 12, 2018
New cases of press abuse detailed in Hacked Off report “Thrown to the Wolves”
12/09/2018 A new Hacked Off report is published today to mark the fourth anniversary of the sham press…
September 10, 2018
‘Muslim Fostering’: Times Journalism Utterly Discredited
By Professor Brian Cathcart The story caused a sensation but quickly fell under a cloud of doubt. Now…
August 2, 2018
IPSO’s “compulsory” arbitration scheme is neither fair nor compulsory
02/08/2018 On August 1st 2018 IPSO announced a new “compulsory” element to its arbitration scheme. This is the…
July 25, 2018
The Press and Sir Cliff: They Have No Idea
By Brian Cathcart. The response of editors to the judgment shows them out of touch with the public…
July 25, 2018
YouGov Poll: Public backs Court’s decision in Cliff Richard Case, 86% favour investigation anonymity
A YouGov opinion poll conducted on 19 and 20 July 2018 has shown overwhelming public support for pre-charge anonymity of…
July 18, 2018
Sir Cliff Richard wins privacy case against BBC and South Yorkshire Police
18/07/2018 PRESS RELEASE: “The relationship between the media and police behind this disturbing invasion into Sir Cliff’s privacy…
June 27, 2018
A dose of reality about IPSO for Matt Hancock
By Professor Brian Cathcart (@BrianCathcart) ‘Even a cursory consideration shows it does not meet the requirements,’…
June 6, 2018
Dacre resignation provides no comfort to the victims of Daily Mail misconduct and alleged illegal newsgathering
06/06/2018 Paul Dacre has announced his resignation as Editor of the Daily Mail. He will become chairman and…
May 22, 2018
Victims of press abuse given green light for legal challenge to Government’s cancellation of Leveson Part Two
22/05/2018 The Judicial Review launched by the victims of press abuse to challenge the Government’s decision to suppress…
May 22, 2018
Matt Hancock makes himself ‘State Approver’ of press arbitration
By Professor Brian Cathcart (@BrianCathcart) A week ago the corporate papers were screaming blue murder about threats of…
May 21, 2018
The government scuppers Leveson Part 2: is Britain’s press undermining democracy?
By Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster. Almost exactly five years ago, the veteran…
May 15, 2018
The fight goes on: Government cave-in to press industry cover-up to be challenged at every turn
15/05/2018 This afternoon, the House of Commons voted to remove from the Data Protection Bill an amendment made…
May 9, 2018
126 leading academics tell Parliament: back reforms to implement Leveson and finish the Inquiry
On the eve of the vote on Leveson amendments to the Data Protection Bill, over 100 leading academics…
May 5, 2018
IPSO’s new “compulsory arbitration” scheme: why claimants are unlikely to use it – Evan Harris
The press industry’s consumer complaints body, IPSO, has announced a new “compulsory” arbitration scheme for national newspapers. This is the…
May 3, 2018
IPSO and arbitration: don’t get fooled again – Brian Cathcart
After promising million-pound fines, front-page corrections and tough investigations – none of which happened – the sham regulator…
May 3, 2018
A ground-breaking challenge to IPSO
IPSO’S First Court Test One of the many people who have seen their complaints about bad journalism in…
March 7, 2018
Sunday Times blagger-turned-whistleblower criticises Government response to his revelations of extensive illegality done for the newspaper
Yesterday, former journalist John Ford came forward to blow the whistle on illegality he says he committed on…
March 6, 2018
The sorry betrayal of the victims of press abuse – Natalie Fenton
Last week the culture minister Matt Hancock announced the government’s response to the public consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and…
March 1, 2018
Government announces suppression of Public Inquiry into police, press and political corruption and seeks repeal of Leveson’s access to justice recommendation
Victims of press abuse lose confidence in Government The Government today announced that the second part of the…
February 23, 2018
Select Committee Savages IPSO for failing to protect Muslims – Brian Cathcart
Of 8,148 complaints about discrimination in the press in a year, the industry’s tame regulator upheld just one…
February 23, 2018
Press Sustainability Review: A Total Sham, Part 2 – Julian Petley
No-one would deny that both the local and national press are facing problems. In the past decade more…
February 22, 2018
Press Sustainability Review: A Total Sham, Part 1 – Julian Petley
The Government has recently announced a review into the sustainability of the press. According to its summary of the review’s…
February 14, 2018
Hacked Off’s submission to the CMA in response to their Fox/Sky bid provisional findings report
Submission by Hacked Off in relation to the CMA’s report on provisional findings on broadcasting standards (‘the report’).…
February 5, 2018
Former Police Officer & Crimewatch presenter Jacqui Hames calls for Leveson 2 after settling hacking claim
After many years, News Group has finally admitted responsibility for its unlawful actions and has, quite rightly, offered…
February 5, 2018
Statement by Hugh Grant following the Hugh Grant-Mirror Group Joint Statement in Open Court
I’m not the first person to settle a phone hacking case against a British newspaper. I’m glad to…
January 11, 2018
House of Lords vote to keep Parliament’s promises to press abuse victims
On the evening of January 10th 2018, Members of the House of Lords voted to hold the Government…
February 26, 2021
Bob Ward: The Climate Crisis Cover-up
SPECIAL REPORT, Chapter one:The climate crisis cover-up In a Special Report, published as a series of long reads,…
February 25, 2021
Paul Wragg: A Free and Regulated Press
In a recently published book, A Free and Regulated Press, Hacked Off board member and Professor of Law at…
February 11, 2021
Summary judgment issued in Duchess of Sussex v The Mail (Associated Newspapers)
Commenting on the summary judgment issued today in the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy and copyright claims against Mail…
February 4, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: How failures of regulation are damaging the fight against climate change & COVID – and why IPSO is not fit for purpose
As part of a long read investigation, to be published over the coming weeks, scientist Bob Ward -…
February 4, 2021
Danielle Hindley: Time to Talk
Today, Thursday 4th February, is “Time to Talk Day” – a day for people to come together and…
February 3, 2021
IPSO “Rebuttal” of Covid-19 report
Our recent report, The Fake News Ferret, identified 55 examples of distorted coverage of disinformation in IPSO member’s…
January 27, 2021
IPSO responds to The Fake News Ferret report on Covid-19 discrimination
IPSO’s response claims that the evidence used for the report is not publicly available. Hacked Off Policy Director…
January 18, 2021
Hacked Off report identifies 55 fake news stories about Covid-19 published in National Newspapers in 2020. IPSO failed to uphold a complaint on any of the stories included in the report.
IPSO has failed to take action over more than 50 national newspaper articles containing dangerous conspiracy theories and…