Conservative manifesto pledges protection for journalists under bill of rights and makes no Leveson commitments
The Conservative Party has pledged to offer journalists “explicit protection” under the British Bill of Rights, which it wants to…
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Londoners quizzed by Press Gazette disagree with Labour on need for tougher press regulation
Most members of the public quizzed by Press Gazette in a vox pop today did not appear to agree with…
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Press could face threat of statutory regulation by Ofcom under Labour government
Labour’s pledge to enforce the Leveson report recommendations could ultimately see the UK press threatened with regulation by Ofcom. The…
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Labour manifesto pledge to change media ownership rules and implement Leveson recommendations
The Labour Party has today pledged “implementation of the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry” in its 2015 election manifesto. The…
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‘Misleading’ Hacked Off Royal Charter advert banned by the ASA
An advert for the campaign group Hacked Off has been banned for misleading consumers with "ambiguous" information about Lord Justice…
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The Leveson effect: Sharp increase in police media leak investigations, relations with journalists at ‘all-time low’
HMIC figures show 98 press leak investigations in nine months during the Leveson Inquiry Compares to 302 in five years…
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Telegraph’s Murdoch MacLennan and Mail editor Dacre take press regulation roles – Royal Charter Recognition Panel named
Telegraph Media Group chief executive Murdoch MacLennan (pictured) has joined the body which holds the purse strings for new press…
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Why Guardian News and Media can’t be a ‘rogue’ unregulated newspaper publisher long term
Guardian media blogger Roy Greenslade once described Express Newspapers boss Richard Desmond as a “rogue publisher” in a piece outlining…
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