Proposal for press adjudicator
February 24, 2012 | Posted by Martin Moore
Today the Financial Times reports (£) on a new proposal submitted to the Leveson Inquiry for a system to replace the Press Complaints Commission. The proposal is written by Hugh Tomlinson QC and emerged out of roundtable discussions organized by the [...]
Did the PCC fail when it came to phone hacking?
February 15, 2012 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
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 [...]
PCC Statistics: A critical analysis by the Media Standards Trust
| Posted by 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 [...]
Did the PCC turn a blind eye to evidence that phone hacking went beyond one rogue reporter?
February 2, 2012 | Posted by Martin Moore
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 [...]
Why did Leveson go soft on The Sun?
January 10, 2012 | Posted by Martin Moore
Am I the only one who thought The Sun got off rather lightly at Leveson? It is absolutely right that newspaper editors should be able to shout about the good work they do. As Lord Justice Leveson said, “it is [...]
The story most papers missed: Dacre calls for statutory backstop
October 13, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
Talk about missing the story. The Sun, the Daily Mail, the Telegraph, The Guardian, even Newsnight all failed to lead with the genuinely newsworthy aspect of Wednesday’s Leveson Inquiry seminars. The Sun highlighted Paul Dacre and Kelvin MacKenzie’s attacks on [...]
Reform of press self-regulation – a spectrum of possible models
September 29, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
One of the few benefits of breaking a bone while you’re on holiday is that you get to spend time thinking. That’s what I tried to do last month, as I sat with my broken metatarsal raised above hip level, [...]
Unanswered questions a ‘PCC Plus’ needs to answer
September 12, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
Roy Greenslade makes a number of valid and helpful points in his proposal to come up with a ‘PCC Plus’ (link here). In particular he notes the experience and conscientiousness of the current PCC secretariat (i.e. those who run the [...]
MST response to Baroness Buscombe statement
July 29, 2011 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
The Media Standards Trust believes the decision of Baroness Buscombe not to continue beyond her current term as chair of the Press Complaints Commission is the right one. As we have previously argued, the fundamental problems of the PCC are [...]
Self-regulation: recommendations for reform
July 25, 2011 | Posted by Thais Portilho-Shrimpton
Last week the Prime Minister announced the formation of a judge-led public inquiry into journalistic practices and the relationship between the press and politicians, and the press and the police. At the same time he called for a radical reform [...]
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