Libel and the public – we’re all publishers now
January 13, 2011 | Posted by Judith Townend
Libel law isn’t on the National Curriculum, but it’s something that will become increasingly relevant to UK citizens, whatever their educational or training background. That’s because more and more of us are publishers now, whether through email groups, Facebook pages, [...]
MST libel reform event (with Gray’s Inn and INFORRM)
December 13, 2010 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
On 11 January 2011 the Media Standards Trust, in conjunction with Gray’s Inn and INFORRM, will be holding a panel discussion on ‘Libel Reform: In the Public’s Interest?’ For more details, visit our events section.
MST letter to PressBof on PCC libel settlement
November 29, 2010 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
The Media Standards Trust today sent an open letter to the Chairman of the Press Standards Board of Finance (PressBof), the body that funds the Press Complaints Commission, raising concerns about the recent libel settlement between the PCC and Mark [...]
The three Cs of changing libel: Costs, Citizen critics and Corporations
November 8, 2010 | Posted by Judith Townend
Lord Lester of Herne Hill brought his private member’s defamation bill to City University, London last week to be scrutinised by lawyers, journalists and academics, ahead of the government’s own white paper, due to be published early next year. The [...]
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