Natalie Fenton Lurking in this week's Queen’s Speech were five bills that could impact upon news organisations and journalists: the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill; the Online Safety Bill; the Media Bill; the Data Reform Bill and the National Security Bill. Over the coming weeks, MRC will be interrogating all of them. But here, we focus on one small … [Read more...]
The sorry betrayal of the victims of press abuse
by Natalie Fenton Last week the culture minister Matt Hancock announced the government’s response to the public consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation. The government announced that it will repeal Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and will not continue with the Leveson Inquiry Part 2 that was supposed to consider corrupt relations between police … [Read more...]
#FreeThePress from press barons
Media Reform Coalition’s handy guide to the government’s official consultation on Section 40 and Leveson 2 Submissions can be made to the government’s consultation on Section 40 and Leveson 2 until Tuesday 10 January. To respond to the consultation and make your voice heard, please complete the government's form at this link. Read our response below. (This … [Read more...]
Where now for media reform?
by Damian Tambini The Leveson Catch 22: responsibility for delivering tough regulation of the press and a new framework on media ownership lay with a Parliament and a government that reformers agreed was under the boot of the press and therefore unlikely to deliver them. Leveson himself worried about the ‘megaphone’ with which the press could influence policy … [Read more...]