The future for self regulation: An editor’s perspective   by Paul Dacre   Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. Let me start by making it clear that…

  Defending freedom of expression   by Kelvin MacKenzie   So where is David Cameron today? Where is our great Prime Minister who ordered this ludicrous inquiry? After all the only reason…

  Defending freedom of expression   by Professor James Curran   Last Thursday, we were told that Britain has the most competitive press in the world. We were informed by a distinguished…

  Defending Freedom of Expression   by John Kampfner   Freedom of expression is one of the most basic human rights. It is at the heart of democracy, of liberty. Without an…

  What redress should be available for breach of standards?   by Professor Steven Barnett   I’m conscious even before I start that many in this room won’t like what I have…

  The future for self regulation: A user’s perspective   by Will Moy   The PCC is the wrong place to start talking about self-regulation. Self-regulation should mean just that, journalists and…

  The future for self regulation?   by Eve Salomon   I have been asked to present to the inquiry about self-regulation. I speak to you as the Chair of two self-regulatory…

Former tabloid editors, a media analyst, editors and journalists have addressed members of the Leveson Inquiry panel at its first seminars held on Thursday. On the first seminar, ‘The Competitive Pressures on…

Is there a difference between the public interest and the interest of the public? What questions does this raise in relation to a single set of journalistic ethics?   by Trevor Kavanagh…

  The importance of a free press   by Alan Rusbridger   Anyone wanting to know why a free press matters could do worse than study the story of how the phone-hacking…