Info chief sides with Oxford Mail against police: Not ‘vexatious’ to ask about RIPA spying
Oxford Mail is first publication to be told FoI questions about RIPA were not "vexatious" Information Commissioner orders Thames Valley…
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Government spying powers review says all requests to view journalists’ call records should go before judge
Spying legislation which has allowed the police to secretly view journalists’ call records is set to be replaced in a…
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Lawyers challenging police secrecy over spying on journalists’ call records ready to take fight to European Court
A lawyer handling Press Gazette's bid to make police disclose how many times they have accessed journalists' phone records has…
By Press Gazette lodges legal challenge to breach police wall of silence over use of RIPA against journalists
Press Gazette has formally challenged the police refusal to disclose information about the seizure of journalistic phone records. A team…
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New legal protections for media sources may be illusory: Why journalists and lawyers should unite to fight for confidentiality
Two QCs specialising in surveillance and privacy warn that new government protections for journalists' sources may prove to be "illusory"…
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Warning from media lawyers that journalists’ sources are still at risk from police records grabs
Media lawyers have praised the impact of Press Gazette's Save Our Sources campaign – but warned that the law changes…
By Press Gazette wins runner-up prize at British Media Awards for Save Our Sources campaign
Press Gazette won the runner-up prize in the campaign of the year category at last night’s British Media Awards for…
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Conservative manifesto pledges protection for journalists under bill of rights and makes no Leveson commitments
The Conservative Party has pledged to offer journalists “explicit protection” under the British Bill of Rights, which it wants to…
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