Today Media Reform is releasing the results of our consultation on press regulation for bloggers. [UPDATE: these results now incorporate responses up until April 21st. The survey is now closed.] Over a period of two and a half weeks we asked bloggers and small publishers to comment on various options for amending the Crime and Courts Bill - which will support the Royal … [Read more...]
Consultation for bloggers on the new Crime and Courts Bill
Today Media Reform is launching a consultation for small publishers, online bloggers and journalists to speak up on the new press regulation deal. On April 15 the House of Commons will return from Easter recess, and soon after that will consider the Crime and Courts Bill - a crucial part of the statutory backing to the new Royal Charter which provides for independent media … [Read more...]
Blogs & regulation: where we stand, and what must change
Media Reform has been meeting with bloggers and legal advisors to determine where they stand in relation to the new regulatory proposals. One thing is clear: virtually everything written about this so far in the mainstream press has been wrong (more on that later). … [Read more...]
Let’s ensure that cool heads prevail in the debate over blogs
At last the government is taking the flaws in its Royal Charter seriously. If only the press was doing the same. On Monday 25th March, the Justice Minister signaled he would be consulting with publishers on what to do about the now-infamous blogging problem. On Thursday 28th, we'll be meeting to discuss how this problem can be solved. The meeting is timely given events in … [Read more...]