The Sun’s Harry Cole slams ‘continuing erosion of journalistic rights’ after Hancock scoop win
Sun political editor Harry Cole has pledged “we will keep fighting on” amid a “continuing erosion of journalistic rights”. Cole…
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Austrian newspaper should not have been ordered to turn user information over to political party, says ECHR
Austrian publisher Der Standard “should not have been forced to reveal online commenters’ personal information” by the country’s Supreme Court,…
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Press Gazette’s submission to Government consultation on Official Secrets Act reforms
Press Gazette has written to the Government consultation on new legislation to counter state threats, expressing its concern that journalists…
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Attempted kidnapping of Iranian journalist in US stokes fears over safety of BBC Persian reporters in UK
The attempted kidnapping of an Iranian-American journalist in New York has raised fresh concerns over the safety of the Iranian…
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2021 already worse than 2017, 2018 and 2019 for journalist attacks and arrests in US
There were at least 100 cases of US journalists being arrested or attacked in the first four months of this…
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World Press Freedom Index 2021: ‘Dramatic deterioration’ in access to information during Covid-19 pandemic
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has reported a “dramatic deterioration” in access to information and an “increase in obstacles” for journalists…
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Russian authorities question journalist who wrote story linking Putin associate to superyacht
Russian authorities took a prominent investigative journalist in for questioning after searching his apartment. The news website he works for…
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Boris Johnson says ‘cowardly’ abuse of journalists must end as Govt publishes action plan
The Government has published its action plan to better protect journalists from threats of violence and intimidation, which includes every…
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