8 February 2007 – The News of the World’s Royal Correspondent gets four months in jail and his editor falls on his sword. Few would want the Press Complaints Commission to have such sanctions at its disposal, but the outcome … Continue reading
16 January 2006 – The media ethics charity MediaWise believes much more can be done to protect the public against unfair and inaccurate press coverage, harassment, intrusion into grief and unscrupulous journalism, and to protect the rights of journalists themselves. … Continue reading
29 January 2004 – The Hutton Report is a wake-up call for journalism. However valid the criticism that Hutton interpreted his brief too narrowly, his concluding remarks about the responsibilities of journalists should be taken to heart in newsrooms everywhere. … Continue reading
23 December 2003 – At the close of 2003 the BBC’s Andrew Gilligan, whose journalism sparked off the Hutton enquiry, was named ‘Person of the Year’ in a UK Press Gazette poll. And in his last interview as Director of … Continue reading
21 November 2003 – Days after Rupert Murdoch let it be known that the political leanings of his mass circulation papers are up for grabs now that a tough guy has taken over the Tory party, Press Complaints Commission Director … Continue reading
9 July 2003 – Cutting through the acres of newsprint and airtime devoted to the current debacle between Downing Street and the BBC – the message for journalists (and their editors) is simple – get back to basics. At some … Continue reading
10 June 2003 – Two top editors at the New York Times have resigned. The reason: the paper owned up to a plagiarism scandal which shook public confidence in the newspaper and its staff. How refreshing to find editorial executives … Continue reading