Bloggers and the new press regulation system

Okay, so there still seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill relating to publication torts and the extent to which these may, or may not, impact on bloggers. This is a situation that hasn’t been help either by the […]

No More Last Chances on Press Regulation

Is it now time to end the charade of self-regulation and impose independent regulation on the UK press? Yes, of course it is. Such a move is long overdue. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all in favour of press freedom. There can be no question of imposing a […]

The Dead Tree Press doth protest too much, methinks.

So, the report of the Leveson Inquiry will be published next Thursday and, already, the dead tree press has worked itself up into a frenzy of shrill hysteria with everything from dire warnings that the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse will surely be let loose on Fleet Street should […]

Horse Mutilation and Satanic Panic – A Developing Narrative

Yesterday’s Cornish horse mutilation story has seen further developments over night, not in terms of evidence or progress with the ongoing police investigation, but rather in terms of further elaboration on the supposed ‘Satanic’ aspects of the story, as it is being presented in the media. While journalists […]

NOTW Was Responsible for ‘Deleted’ Dowler Voice Mails

The big story from yesterday’s proceedings at the Leveson Inquiry came from outside the actual hearing in the form of an announcement that, following its own inquiries. the Metropolitan Police do no believe that NOTW journalists actually deleted voice mails from Milly Dowler’s mobile phone. This was quickly […]