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Tabloid papers should stop using the spurious defence of “public interest” pursuing salacious stories, according to The Guardian’s chief political…
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Commons fight to keep expenses secret from journalists cost £170k
Commons Speaker Michael Martin spent £170,000 of taxpayers’ money in a failed bid to see of a Freedom of Information…
ByBoris Johnson complains over family pictures
The mayor of London Boris Johnson has complained to the PCC after News International’s Thelondonpaper published photographs of him with…
ByMinister drops libel case against Dewsbury Press
International Development Minister Shahid Malik has dropped his libel case against The Press in Dewsbury following an out-of court settlement,…
ByRaised hopes Afghan student journalist will be freed
An Afghan journalism student sentenced to death for downloading reports on women’s rights from the internet has said he is…
ByPolice PR spending up 13 per cent, FOI survey reveals
Police forces are spending nearly £40 million a year on public relations, a figure that has gone up 13 per…
ByTickets still available for Commons charity night
A note from the Journalists’ Charity: Some tickets are still available for the Journalists’ Charity’s summer party at the House…
ByCould new government database compromise journalists’ sources?
In a development which could have worrying implications for the confidentiality of journalists’ sources a government database is proposed which…
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