Did the PCC fail when it came to phone hacking?
Many within the press have argued that the Leveson Inquiry is unfortunate and unnecessary, a political distraction partly designed to divert attention from politicians’ links with News International, and a threat to press freedom. They also argue that self-regulation was...
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PCC Statistics: A critical analysis by the Media Standards Trust
An analysis of the measurements of success of the PCC based on its own statistics, including an independent audit of the MST’s findings by Full Fact. The research in this report was undertaken in the first half of 2011 but...
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Privacy: Submission to the Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions
News: MST director appears before Joint Committee on Privacy In May 2011, in response to week after week of headlines about the iniquities and impracticalities of privacy protection in UK law, the Attorney-General announced the formation of a Joint Committee...
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The future of investigative journalism: Submission to House of Lords Communications Select Committee
Martin Moore: The real threats to investigative journalism The House of Lords Communications Select Committee launched an inquiry into the future of investigative journalism in July 2011. The Committee was concerned that traditional business models of investigative journalism, vital to...
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MST submission to Jackson Review consultation
(this was the original submission which has since been revised) News: Revisions to MST submission to Jackson consultation on civil litigation costs News: MST makes submission to Jackson Review consultation UPDATED: 8 March 2011 (originally published 16 February 2011) The...
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A Fast Track Procedure for Defamation
The MST has drafted a proposal for a fast track procedure for defamation.We will be using this draft as a basis for discussion over the course of the next year....
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Shrinking World: The decline of international reporting in the British press
In parts of the British press foreign coverage has fallen by almost 40% since 1979, now making up only just over a tenth of stories in the paper. In an increasingly globalised world how can this decline be explained? Does...
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Can independent self-regulation keep standards high and preserve press freedom?
More information on and reaction to the report The MST’s work on press self-regulation Following the MST’s critical report, ‘A More Accountable Press’, published in February 2009, the incoming chair of the Press Complaints Commission, Baroness Buscombe, announced an independent...
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Why Journalism Matters: Alan Rusbridger
Video of and reaction to the lecture Why Journalism Matters Alan Rusbridger, the editor of The Guardian, spoke on 22nd July 2009 and outlined his vision of a ‘mutualised newspaper’. He also gave support for plans to give public funding...
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Why Journalism Matters: Lionel Barber
Video of and reaction to the lecture Why Journalism Matters Lionel Barber, the editor of the Financial Times, spoke on 15th July 2009, and predicted that most news websites would be charging for content within a year....
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