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Sir Christopher Meyer at Leveson

Did the PCC turn a blind eye to evidence that phone hacking went beyond one rogue reporter?

February 2, 2012   |   Posted by Martin Moore

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In his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry, the former chairman of the PCC defended the reaction of the PCC to the conviction of Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire for phone hacking in 2007: Sir Christopher Meyer: “I made several statements [...]

From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8619593/Milly-Dowler-phone-hacking-July-5.html

Tabloid hacks and Trojan horses

October 7, 2011   |   Posted by Martin Moore

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The irony appeared to be lost on many of those in the room. As editor after editor at the Leveson Inquiry seminar lined up to say that the dark arts practiced at the News of the World would never happen [...]

Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Carl Bernstein, from http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2011/sep/30/guardian-phone-hacking-debate-video

Watergate-Hackgate-Guardian debate

September 30, 2011   |   Posted by Martin Moore

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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?’ – [...]

Press reform: a local view

July 18, 2011   |   Posted by Jeremy Condliffe

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Calls for reform of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) should be being viewed with alarm by the regional press. On the face of it, based on the News of the World’s atrocious behaviour in hacking into the phones of the [...]


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