Government presses on with Parliament-backed press regulation plan – but offers compromise on libel arbitration
The Government has rejected a press regulation plan put forward by newspaper and magazine publishers and is instead press ahead…
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Maria Miller: BBC governance needs to change before charter renewal in 2017
Culture secretary Maria Miller has said there must be clarity over the respective roles of the BBC Trust and the…
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Lucy Meadows case coroner given ‘informal advice’ after inquest attack on journalists
The coroner who presided over the Lucy Meadows suicide inquest was spoken to by the highest-ranking UK coroner following an…
By Govt asks whether BBC, Twitter, Facebook and Google should be covered by media ownership rules
Culture secretary Maria Miller has launched a consultation on media ownership rules, asking for the first time whether the BBC…
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Privy Council will only look at newspaper industry press regulation Royal Charter next week
The Privy Council is only expected to consider the newspaper industry-backed plan for a new system of press regulation 'to…
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Harman calls on Government to lead talks over media monopolies
The Government should lead cross-party talks on monopoly media ownership, according to deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman. Harman said the…
By Harriet Harman calls for 15 per cent cap on media ownership alongside ‘fit and proper person’ test
Harriet Harman has called for a cap on media ownership to stop companies feeling they are “above the law”. The…
By Labour rejects Royal Charter plan: There can be no watering down of Leveson
Current Conservative proposals for a Royal Charter that would oversee a new press watchdog "do not implement the Leveson report",…
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