Well, well, well... Who would have thought it. It's back to the bad old days as 2013 kicks off with some gentle back-slapping from the Press Complaints Commission. In their annual 'self-satisfaction' survey, the PCC claim that 86% (of those who gave an opinion) said their staff were either very helpful, helpful or satisfactory (goodness me!); 79% of those who provided an … [Read more...]
Leveson Report report: does the sentence fit the crime?
This article reprints Des Freedman's piece in the Huffington Post. Some sixteen months after David Cameron set up a public inquiry to examine the culture, practices and ethics of the press, Lord Justice Leveson has delivered his report. It calls for a new form of independent self-regulation with statutory oversight in order to make sure that the press cannot wriggle out of … [Read more...]