BBC lawyers thought ‘pool of names’ linked to sex abuse claims online large enough to make Newsnight libel risk low
BBC lawyers told Newsnight there was a “low” risk of identifying Lord McAlpine as an unnamed politician said to be…
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Sally Bercow’s final libel settlement with Lord McAlpine includes promise to Tweet apology
Sally Bercow must tweet her apology to Lord McAlpine as a condition of rejoining the social media site. The Speaker’s…
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Culture Secretary Maria Miller: ‘The BBC gets special treatment – scandals have damaged Britain’
Culture Secretary Maria Miller told Parliament that ongoing BBC scandals have the ability to tarnish Britain’s reputation around the globe.…
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Roger Alton: UK newspapers may go to Europe to overturn state-imposed press regulation
Newspaper owners will fight government press regulation plans in Europe, it was revealed last night. Yesterday Secretary of State for…
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Rachel Reeves: Newsnight editor should show ‘common decency’ over ‘boring snoring’ tweet
Shadow cabinet minister Rachel Reeves has criticised Newsnight editor Ian Katz for his lack of “common decency” after he sent…
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Katz concedes a ‘#fail’ in closing Newsnight credits over ‘boring’ tweet
Ian Katz appeared to issue another apology to MP Rachel Reeves last night by conceding a “#fail” under his name…
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Ian Katz, the editor of Newsnight and former deputy editor of The Guardian, has apologised after sending a tweet describing…
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BBC news coverage ‘predictable’ and ‘one-paced’ says former Sky News boss
The man who led the review into the BBC’s decision to drop Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile investigation has labelled the corporation’s…
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