Amnesty: Wikileaks Afghan war documents have ‘deadly ramifications’
Serious ethical questions have arisen over Wikileaks release of thousands of documents relating to the Afghan war. It emerged yesterday…
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Half recruits on BBC journalism trainee scheme from ethnic minorities, claims report
Almost half of the places on the BBC’s journalism training scheme in the last three years have gone to candidates…
BySociety of Editors: Labour could have done better on media freedom
After two Labour prime ministers who pledged their support to media freedom – what is the state of media freedom…
ByHeather Brooke on FoI: ‘Everything is stacked against getting to the facts legally’
Freelance journalist Heather Brooke has published a book chronicling her Freedom of Information Act battles, which most famously include her…
ByNewspaper FOI request reveals 200 Bristol pensioners arrested in two years
File this under amusing but not vital use of local journalist’s time. The Bristol Evening Post reported the results of…
ByFreelance journalist uses Data Protection to uncover police dossier on himself
A freelance journalist has used the Data Protection Act to discover the extent to which police have been keeping him…
ByShadow justice secretary to speak at Society of Editors Conference
Shadow justice secretary, Dominic Grieve, has been confirmed as a speaker at the Society of Editors conference later this year.
ByAP image of a dying US marine causes outcry
International news agency, the Associated Press, has been criticised for publishing a picture of a dying US marine. The picture,…
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