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Last week, David Elstein, chairman of the Broadcasting Policy Group and openDemocracy, criticised two key proposals on press regulation following the Leveson Report. Here is his piece, published with responses from Nigel Warner, author of the 'Life after Leveson' IPPR pamphlet, and Brian Cathcart,
The newspapers are creating a wall of noise in the hope that the recommendations of the Leveson inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press are drowned out or fade away. The founder of campaign group Hacked Off decodes the distractions.
The British enjoy a special form of Christmas entertainment known as pantomime, in which the good guys and bad guys go in for cross-dressing and slapstick, mocking the class sytem in the process. Everyone has a good laugh at the expense of the rich, feels sorry for the poor, and nothing changes. C
Tomorrow, Lord Justice Leveson delivers his report following a public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press. The press are terrified that he will recommend statutory regulation. But they have a plan...
Lord Justice Leveson is gearing up to report on Britain's public inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of its press. The national newspapers are running scared, with many doing what they do best in the face of a threat to their interests: protecting themselves by misinforming the public.
A backlash from the mainstream UK press against the Leveson Inquiry is currently gaining momentum across the political spectrum. This is nothing more than a bullying attempt to drown out the case for proper public regulation of the media says Brian Cathcart.
