IPSO v Impress: Ten years after Leveson, how are the press ‘watchmen’ faring?
“Who watches the watchmen?” This was the question Brian Leveson sought to answer with his massive 2012 investigation and report…
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Press Recognition Panel chairman reasserts body’s independence in letter to Government after move under Ministry of Justice purview
The chairman of the Press Recognition Panel, which rules on whether press regulators meet Royal Charter criteria, has written to…
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‘Excessive’ detail in weekly’s inquest report breached IPSO guidelines on reporting suicide
A local weekly newspaper which gave “excessive detail” in a report of a mental health worker’s suicide has been found…
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George Osborne warns Data Protection Bill cost amendments would be ‘body blow’ to regional press
Evening Standard editor and former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has warned that proposed Data Protection Bill cost amendments…
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Claim in Spectator column that 32,000 Muslims are ‘eager to commit next terror atrocity’ was ‘significantly inaccurate’, rules IPSO
A claim in The Spectator that “there are an estimated 32,000 Muslims eager to commit the next terror atrocity” constituted…
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National newspapers welcome closure of Leveson Inquiry but warn of threat to press freedom from Data Protection Bill changes
National newspapers have welcomed the Government’s closure of the Leveson Inquiry, heralding it as a victory for press freedom. Culture…
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Skwawkbox among Impress members considering cutting ties with regulator over Daily Mail’s Max Mosley revelations
Skwawkbox is among a handful of publishers regulated by Impress who have said they are considering cutting ties with the…
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Defence Secretary: ‘All Section 40 is going to do is destroy the local press’
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said Section 40 would “destroy the local press” and that it was “vital we get…
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