By Mike Jempson. The Editors’ Code, by which the vast majority of UK publications agree to abide, has made few alterations to its clause on Discrimination since the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) was set up in 1991. Pressure groups persuaded … Continue reading
By Mike Jempson. Taking part in two Europe-wide projects about challenging hate-speech directed against migrants and refugees brought to mind conversations with a Portuguese colleague some years ago, which led to a booklet about bringing more diverse voices into the … Continue reading
The Cairncross Review was set up in 2018 to investigate the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK. It will look into: The overall state of the news media market. Threats to financial sustainability. The role and … Continue reading
22 May 2015 – The massive Mirror payouts for invasions of privacy in pursuit of headlines and the bottom line will not be the end of the scandals that have beset the British press in recent years. We can expect … Continue reading
13 April 2015 – Complaining to Telegraph titles under IPSO – a 12 step guide. So you think you have a valid complaint about an article in the Daily or Sunday Telegraph? 1. First – don’t bother to write, you … Continue reading
26 February 2015 – The Culture, Media & Sport (CMS) Committee report on the ‘Future of the BBC’ begins with a back-handed compliment: “Over the last few years, at times, the BBC has been beset by mistakes of its own … Continue reading
23 February 2015 – Columnist Peter Oborne did us all a favour with his much publicised resignation from The Daily Telegraph over its supine approach to the HSBC bank scandals. His explanation drew attention to the increasingly problematic link between … Continue reading