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Daily Mail Hypocrisy : As millions mourned the death of the Queen – the paper continued to churn out clickbait
From 11am – 12.15pm on Monday, 19th September, millions of people from around the world are reported to have watched the Queen’s funeral. But not everyone treated the event with the same…
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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…
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Daily Mail publisher to face phone-hacking claim from Sir Simon Hughes
Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Simon Hughes has filed a claim against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, which alleges that the newspaper misused his private information. Specifically, it has been…
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The Mail has always denied hacking. It’s time to learn the truth.
By Alice Watkins This week, after years of denials that phone hacking occurred at the Daily Mail, a series of claims alleging unlawful activity have been lodged against the paper’s publisher. The…
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Doreen Lawrence and Prince Harry among claimants to allege unlawful activity including phone hacking at the Daily Mail
After years of denials that hacking occurred at Mail titles a series of claims, which include alleged phone hacking, have today been lodged against the newspaper’s publisher at the High Court. The…
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Unfair fight: Hacked Off research reveals extent of press bias in race to be PM
Research by Annabel Burr Liz Truss' election as the UK's next Prime Minister marks a significant turnaround after she almost missed out on the run-off altogether, having been behind both Rishi Sunak… -
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Only one winner in the battle for Number 10: The press
Research by Annabel Burr Before long, the UK will have a new Prime Minister. As the leading two contenders scrap for the votes of Conservative Party members, we’ve looked into their records…
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Liberty and Human Rights: The Atavistic Press – Julian Petley
By Julian Petley, first published on INFORRM. According to Peter Hitchens in the Mail, 22 June 2022: “There’s no such thing as human rights … They are an invention, made out of pure wind. If…
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Hacked Off: Rishi Sunak pledges attack on press freedom & Leveson system
By Nathan Sparkes The Conservative MP and candidate for Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has pledged to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013… -
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Timeline of Press Self-Regulation: A History of Failure
Timeline of Press Self-Regulation: A History of Failure Concerns about press standards are as old as the industry itself - yet after 70 years of several failed attempts of meaningful regulation, newspapers…
