Tabloid hacks and Trojan horses
October 7, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
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 [...]
Has the value of the public interest test been fatally undermined?
May 25, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
Following Giggs-gate it is not clear how much value there now is in the ‘public interest test’. Is the test still useful in helping courts to decide what should, or should not, remain private? If not, what is the alternative? [...]
Libel reform and the public – review of MST/INFORRM debate at Gray’s Inn
January 12, 2011 | Posted by Gavin Freeguard
Could libel reform have a damaging impact on the public’s access to justice? This was one of the key questions to emerge last night from ‘Libel Reform: in the public’s interest?’, a public debate organised by Gray’s Inn in association [...]
A defence of phone hacking, from ex-NotW journalist
October 6, 2010 | Posted by Martin Moore
Paul McMullan is probably not the best defender of press freedom. His arguments are muddled and contradictory. He puts forward moral arguments for privacy intrusion, but then confesses to having no moral sense. Yet he is worth listening to, partly [...]
Is the media having a ‘seriously adverse’ impact on public life?
August 26, 2010 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
Held in association with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford Michael White: Political blog, November 29 Martin Moore: Public gladiators in the media arena Reuters Institute: Is the media having a ‘seriously adverse’ impact on [...]
‘Public Interest, Media Neglect’ by Martin Moore
June 12, 2007 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
Read ‘Public Interest, Media Neglect’ in the British Journalism Review In the article Martin Moore, Director of the Media Standards Trust, argues that public interest journalism is ‘in mortal danger’. It is, he writes, under threat from 4 directions: ‘from [...]
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