Press ‘omerta’: How newspapers’ failure to report the phone hacking scandal exposed the limitations of media accountability
February 8, 2012 | Posted by Daniel Bennett and Judith Townend
“[Nick] Davies’s work…has gained no traction at all in the rest of Fleet Street, which operates under a system of omerta so strict that it would secure a nod of approbation from the heads of the big New York crime [...]
Watergate-Hackgate-Guardian debate
September 30, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
At the age of 67, almost 40 years after Watergate and 35 years after All the President’s Men, Carl Bernstein is still full of spark. Speaking at the Guardian debate – ‘After Hacking: how can the press restore trust?’ – [...]
Is there a viable alternative to the current system of press self-regulation?
March 2, 2010 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
Stephen Brook: Convert the PCC into a mediation service? Then what? (Media Guardian) Judith Townend: Alan Rusbridger – ‘Weak press self-regulation threatens decent journalism’ (journalism.co.uk) The Media Standards Trust held a seminar on press self-regulation at the House of Lords. [...]
Why Journalism Matters: Alan Rusbridger
July 22, 2009 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
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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