December 17, 2020 Media minister Whittingdale defends Piers Morgan's 'challenging and critical' interview style
October 6, 2020 UK gov report links local newspaper circulation and voter turnout: Absence of journalism in some areas potentially 'catastrophic'
July 21, 2020 BBC must remember duty to report on local issues and not just 'metropolitan bubbles', culture minister says
January 18, 2018 Court reporting seminar hears support for social media levy to help fund public service journalism
April 21, 2016 John Whittingdale still feels press freedom 'vitally important' despite having his 'faith tested to the upmost'
April 18, 2016 Whittingdale cover-up? Mail on Sunday publishes five-page exposé of Culture Secretary's love life
April 15, 2016 NUJ general secretary Stanistreet calls for John Whittingdale to resign as she is re-elected unopposed
April 14, 2016 Source says Whittingdale did not need to declare £534.82 cost of trip with girlfriend to MTV awards
April 13, 2016 Labour says Whittingdale should withdraw from involvement in press regulation over dominatrix story
March 3, 2016 Whittingdale to meet Hacked Off, says decision on Leveson II will be made once criminal proceedings over
October 20, 2015 Industry breathes sigh of relief over removal of libel costs threat, but Leveson's big stick remains in reserve
October 19, 2015 Government may not enforce plan to make publishers pay both sides' libel and privacy costs
September 25, 2015 Sir Ray Tindle: 'Local communities will always have their own local newspaper - local democracy demands it'
September 17, 2015 Whittingdale says BBC needs review because of: 'Savile, McAlpine, Ross-Brand, severance payments and excessive salaries'
July 31, 2015 Rusbridger, Whittingdale, Sorrell, Fairhead and Darcy to speak at 2015 Society of Editors conference
July 16, 2015 BBC green paper published: Royal Charter review will examine whether BBC should be 'all things to all people'
July 7, 2015 BBC news website under attack ahead of charter review as newspapers call for 'behemoth' to be 'tamed'
July 6, 2015 'Shabby deal' with Government outlined in which BBC will fund £650m cost of TV licences for over-75s
June 22, 2015 Culture Secretary denies BBC 'war' and reveals corporation's Trust could be stripped of power to judge on impartiality
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