Law and Rights
London Evening Standard 23rd October
Media heavyweights have branded the government?s proposed royal charter for press regulation a ?medieval piece of nonsense.?
Speaking at a London Press Club debate last night Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger, Daily Telegraph writer Andrew Gilligan and biographer Tom Bower slammed the plans, saying they posed a real threat to press freedom and the future of investigative journalism. A draft plan to regulate the press includes powers to impose million-pound fines on UK publishers, demand apologies, and set up a new low-fee complaints system.
It is interesting that the Press Club see a number of threats to investigative journalism - see London Press Club - Can Investigative Journalism survive?
The Royal Charter
was discussed at Law and Lawyers 14th October 2013 - We, by Our Prerogative Royal... will, ordain and declare as follows ...
The idea of a Royal Charter emerged from within political circles and not from the Leveson Inquiry. When Sir Brian Leveson appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee he made it clear that the idea of a Royal Charter had never been canvassed at his inquiry. On this, see Joshua Rozenberg's article in the Law Society Gazette 21st October - Press Regulation: we're stuck, please help.
Uncorrected transcript of evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by Sir Brian Leveson 10th October 2013.
- Phone-hacking Trial - Charges, Verdicts, Links To Media Articles, Leveson And Beyond
Charges: What were the actual charges in the "Phone-Hacking" trial? Here they are as published by the Crown Prosecution Service. The charges arose from two Police investigations referred to as Operations Elveden and Weeting. CPS - Charging...
- Press Regulation ~ A Legal Challenge Fails
Today, the High Court rejected a challenge by the Press Standards Board of Finance (PressBof) which was aimed at preventing the Privy Council approving the Royal Charter of Self Regulation of the Press - The Independent 30th October. Richard Gordon...
- The Press ~ The Royal Charter ~ (again)!
I make no apology for returning to the question of the Royal Charter on Self Regulation of the Press. This was discussed in my earlier post of 14th October - We by Our Prerogative Royal will, ordain and declare as follows That post concluded by...
- The 'final' Draft Royal Charter On Self -regulation Of The Press
Here it is - the 'final' draft of the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the Press. The regulatory arrangements: 1. The Royal Charter - this creates a Recognition Body and sets out matters such as the membership of the body and its powers...
- Regulation Of The Press - (1)
John Milton, Areopagitica (1644) wrote - "Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all" It should be a trite observation that a free press is a vital component of a democratic, liberal nation. Lord...
Law and Rights
Press Regulation ~ View of Journalists
Media heavyweights have branded the government?s proposed royal charter for press regulation a ?medieval piece of nonsense.?
Speaking at a London Press Club debate last night Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger, Daily Telegraph writer Andrew Gilligan and biographer Tom Bower slammed the plans, saying they posed a real threat to press freedom and the future of investigative journalism. A draft plan to regulate the press includes powers to impose million-pound fines on UK publishers, demand apologies, and set up a new low-fee complaints system.
It is interesting that the Press Club see a number of threats to investigative journalism - see London Press Club - Can Investigative Journalism survive?
The Royal Charter
was discussed at Law and Lawyers 14th October 2013 - We, by Our Prerogative Royal... will, ordain and declare as follows ...
The idea of a Royal Charter emerged from within political circles and not from the Leveson Inquiry. When Sir Brian Leveson appeared before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee he made it clear that the idea of a Royal Charter had never been canvassed at his inquiry. On this, see Joshua Rozenberg's article in the Law Society Gazette 21st October - Press Regulation: we're stuck, please help.
Uncorrected transcript of evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee by Sir Brian Leveson 10th October 2013.
- Phone-hacking Trial - Charges, Verdicts, Links To Media Articles, Leveson And Beyond
Charges: What were the actual charges in the "Phone-Hacking" trial? Here they are as published by the Crown Prosecution Service. The charges arose from two Police investigations referred to as Operations Elveden and Weeting. CPS - Charging...
- Press Regulation ~ A Legal Challenge Fails
Today, the High Court rejected a challenge by the Press Standards Board of Finance (PressBof) which was aimed at preventing the Privy Council approving the Royal Charter of Self Regulation of the Press - The Independent 30th October. Richard Gordon...
- The Press ~ The Royal Charter ~ (again)!
I make no apology for returning to the question of the Royal Charter on Self Regulation of the Press. This was discussed in my earlier post of 14th October - We by Our Prerogative Royal will, ordain and declare as follows That post concluded by...
- The 'final' Draft Royal Charter On Self -regulation Of The Press
Here it is - the 'final' draft of the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the Press. The regulatory arrangements: 1. The Royal Charter - this creates a Recognition Body and sets out matters such as the membership of the body and its powers...
- Regulation Of The Press - (1)
John Milton, Areopagitica (1644) wrote - "Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all" It should be a trite observation that a free press is a vital component of a democratic, liberal nation. Lord...