Queen’s Speech media briefing: Big tech crackdown, Section 40 repeal, sources concern
The Queen’s Speech 2022 has revealed a series of legislative changes that will have serious ramifications for UK media. Based…
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Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell on C4, big tech and regulating Fleet Street
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell has spoken to Press Gazette about Labour media policy and said the party could not…
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New Ofcom chair says he will ‘leave opinions at the door’ and that he applied to help tame tech giants
Update 1 April: Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed Michael Grade will be the next Ofcom chair following his appearance in…
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Ofcom revokes RT UK broadcast licence, declaring channel not ‘fit and proper’ to air in UK
Update 18 March 2022: Ofcom has revoked RT’s UK broadcast licence. The telecoms regulator said it did so after determining…
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BBC apologises as Ofcom launches probe into antisemitic bus attack report
Media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation after the BBC upheld complaints made about the accuracy and impartiality of its…
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Ofcom issues guidance to ITV over false Covid-19 vaccination claim on Lorraine
Ofcom has issued guidance to ITV over a false claim made by a doctor about Covid-19 vaccination hospitalisations on daytime…
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Paul Dacre blames decision to pull out of Ofcom chair race on ‘toxic hatred of Brexit’
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has blamed the “toxic hatred of Brexit that is so palpable among the people…
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Paul Dacre pulls out of Ofcom chair race and takes on ‘exciting new job in the private sector’
Paul Dacre has pulled out of the running to become Ofcom’s next chairman and revealed he is taking on an…
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