‘It’s in no one’s interest to cover up wrongdoing in the public sector’ – but journalists’ sources are under attack
Sign the Save Our Sources petition Earlier this year, a frightened public sector worker who had leaked a story to…
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There’s nothing to see here: Met Police chief ignores nearly 50 questions about use of RIPA to spy on journalists
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police declined to answer questions about the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act being used by…
By #AskMetBoss: Was the Met right to secretly obtain journalists’ phone records? Watch Met chief’s live monthly Q&A from 4pm
Today Metropolitan Police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe exposes himself to public scrutiny on Twitter with a Q&A session. Let's see what…
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Police are seizing journalists’ phone records ‘without compunction…it’s completely illegal’, says QC
A leading media lawyer has said that police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to secretly obtain journalists'…
ByRIPA’s lack of a journalistic exemption exposes serious failing by Parliament
The threat that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) poses to journalists’ sources is a damning indictment on Parliament.…
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‘Police are trying to criminalise public interest whistleblowers’ – 600 reasons why the state must stop spying on journalists
Editors, reporters, media lawyers and press freedom campaigners are among nearly 600 people who have signed up to Pess Gazette's…
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Met Police says it does not keep track of times it has used RIPA to obtain journalists’ phone records
The Metropolitan Police does not appear to know how many times it has seized the phone records of journalists and…
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Hacking scoop reporter Nick Davies says journalists should find out from RIPA tribunal if police have spied on them
The reporter who exposed the hacking scandal has said journalists should ask the Investigatory Powers Tribunal if police have spied…
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