Filkin report likened to Soviet-style information manual
An official report criticising relations between Scotland Yard and the media reads like an “East German Ministry of Information manual”,…
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Faber: Only a ‘very small fraction’ of crimes are reported
The rise of police press offices means only a “very small fraction” of crimes are being reported to the press,…
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Welsh police force ‘bans contact with journalists’
A welsh police force has banned officers from speaking with journalists unless they have permission from the press office, according…
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Sunday Mirror dismisses cop’s Suffolk Strangler claims
The Sunday Mirror has dismissed claims it used anti-surveillance measures to secure an interview with Suffolk Strangler suspect Tom Stephens.…
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Police blamed for McCann and Jefferies media mistakes
Police could have reduced negative media coverage in the cases of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance and Joanna Yeates’s murder if they…
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Dowler story could ‘fatally damage’ police-press relations
The Guardian’s July 2011 bombshell revelation that News of the World journalists listened to Milly Dowler’s voicemail messages has the…
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Claim NoW spied on Suffolk Strangler surveillance cops
Ex-Soca officer claims paper hired ex-special forces team Paper’s actions ‘a potential risk to public safety’ Sunday Mirror also carried…
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Met Police making ‘intimidating calls’ to crime journalists
Daily Mail associate news editor Stephen Wright has warned that crime journalists are receiving ‘intimidating calls’from the Metropolitan police ‘demanding…
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