London local newspaper editor claims Met tried to dissuade victim’s family from speaking to press
The editor of the Hackney and Islington Gazette newspapers has criticised police over their handling of press for two reported…
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Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick to address Society of Editors ‘Fighting for Real News’ conference
Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick will be one of the key speakers at this year’s Society of Editors conference in…
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NUJ welcomes new police guidelines on dealing with press – but says they should go further
New police guidelines covering their dealings with the media do not go far enough to support journalists reporting on matters in…
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Police accuse weekly paper of ‘creating platform for racial hatred’ over Islamic centre attack story comments
A weekly newspaper has been accused by police of creating a “a platform for racial hatred” over comments posted to…
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Police chief who claimed Croydon Advertiser set out to discredit him has most of IPSO complaint rejected
One aspect of a wide-ranging accuracy complaint brought by a police officer against the Croydon Advertiser has been upheld by…
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Met Police thanks journalists who knew name of Westminster terrorist but refrained from publishing
The Met Police this morning thanked journalists for refraining from naming the perpetrator of Wednesday’s terror attack in London. Met…
By Met Police faces its own hacking scandal over claims force spied on emails of journalists
The Metropolitan Police has been accused of illegally accessing the email communications of journalists. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is…
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Why many journalists will bid goodbye and good riddance to outgoing Met chief Bernard Hogan-Howe
To say Bernard Hogan-Howe, who steps down as Met Commissioner this month, will not be missed by many journalists is…
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