Uk Press Regulation

UK press regulation The press complaints commission (PCC) was a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC closed on Monday 8th September 2014, and was replaced by the independent Press Standards Organisation, chaired by Sir Alan Moses. It was slightly biased, due to the organisation consisting of the actual newspaper representatives, therefore not properly regulating themselves. -

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The news of the world was the Sunday version of the sun and was a bigger version of the Sun. It is 150 years old and it was read by 5 million people. Many people who read that newspaper knew that it exposed the rich and the royal. The news of the world newspaper was owned by Rupert Murdoch. There were phone hacking scandals being written about in the newspaper. Where journalists hacked peoples phones in order to gain personal messages. They even hacked into a murdered school girl’s phone and deleted messages, showing activity within the phone gave the parents false hope that she was alive. As well as illegally hacking into relatives of deceased British soldiers and victims of the 7th July 2005 London bombings had also been hacked. This made the press compliant commission seem useless. There was also news about the royal family being leaked out which made them suspect that the press was hacking in their phones and listening to private conversations. The newspapers announced that they knew that journalists were hacking into phones in order to get their news stories. Thi8s started to explo9de when David Cameron became prime minister. Andy Coulson was David Cameron’s communications director, however he resigned in 2011 because of the way the situation was blowing up. The world of the world newspaper was accused of hacking into the phone of a murdered school girl. It is alleged that the newspaper hacked into her phone and deleted messages when her phone get full. It was believed that they were also trying to hack into her parent’s phone. These allegations dated back to 2002. Rupert5 Murdoch – ‘This particular case is clearly a development of the great concern and we will be conducting our own inquires as a result. We will obviously co-operate fully with any police request on this should we be asked’ – New international In July 2011, Murdoch faced allegations that his companies, including the News of the World, owned by News Corporation, had been regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty, and public citizens. This was building into a big issues and people were stating that it was an abuse 0of privacy The British government is struggling to find privacy, trying to put in place new laws top try and fix the situation. Tabloids got hold of the health records of children whose parents are in the media.

Leveson Inquiry -

The Leveson inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethnics of the British press following the news international phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011. A series of public hearings were held throughout 2011 and 2012.

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The inquiry published the Leveson report in November 2012, which reviewed the general culture and ethics of the British media, and made recommendations for a new, independent, body to replace the existing Press Complaints Commission, which would have to be recognised by the state through new law. Prime Minister David Cameron, under whose direction the inquiry had been established, said that he welcomed many of the findings, but declined to enact the requisite legislation. The Leveson inquiry effectively proved itself to be a rabbit, amoral machine. Paul Dacre – a previous editor for the daily Mail.

The guardian article – the Leveson inquiry – May 2018 -

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Press regulation campaigners have been given the go-ahead to take the government to court over its decision to cancel the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the activities of the media The culture secretary, Matt Hancock, announced this year that he would cancel the second part of the public inquiry, established after the 2011 phone hacking scandal, on the basis that the media landscape had changed and justice had been served through the criminal trials of many of those involved. Campaigners working with the Hacked Off group, including the former Bristol schoolteacher Christopher Jeffries and the parents of the missing child Madeleine McCann, have successfully convinced the high court that the decision should be subject to a judicial review. The judicial review is one of the last hopes for press regulation campaigners who want a new investigation, saying it was promised to victims of phone hacking by David Cameron in 2011.

Rupert Murdoch – Media Mogul -

Rupert Murdoch controls a media empire that includes cable channel, Fox News, The Times of London and The Wall Street Murdoch, a native of Australia, inherited a newspaper at age 22 after his father, a former war correspondent passed away. In 2018 Murdoch agreed to sell most of Fox’s movie studio, FX and National Geographic Network and its stake in Star India to Disney for $71.3 billion. Murdoch’s son, Lachlan, will run the news Fox, which will consist of its broadcast, cable news, business and sports networks Through several of his media companies are known for their conservative tilt, Murdoch urged Mike Bloomberg to run for president against Trump.

Leveson Report: key points -

The possibility of a first amendment-style law Powers, remedies and sanctions of the new watchdog Libel resolution unit Membership

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Findings o Phone hacking - Leveson makes no findings on any individual but says he is not convinced hacking was confined to one or two people. "The evidence drives me to conclude that this was far more than a covert, secret activity, known to nobody save one or two practitioners of the 'dark arts'." o Newspapers have recklessly pursued sensational stories - "There has been a recklessness in prioritising sensational stories, almost irrespective of the harm the stories may cause and the rights of those who would be affected." The damage to people like the Dowlers, the McCanns and Elle Macpherson's former adviser has been "devastating". o Families of actors and footballers also have right to privacy - Families of famous people have had some of their lives destroyed by the relentless pursuit of the press. Leveson says he found "ample evidence" that parts of the press decided actors, footballers, writers and pop stars were "fair game, public property with little if any entitlement to any sort of private life or respect for dignity". He adds: "Their families, including their children, are pursued and important personal moments are destroyed." o Condemns covert surveillance - Leveson finds that there has been "a willingness to deploy covert surveillance, blagging and deception in circumstances where it is extremely difficult to see any public interest justification". He notes the News of the World was even prepared to put a surveillance team on two lawyers, Mark Lewis and Charlotte Harris, acting for phone-hacking victims. o Failure of compliance and governance at the News of the World - Few would subscribe to the view of Paul McMullan, the former feature writer who told the inquiry that "privacy is for paedos", says Leveson, but he says the paper's "casual attitude to privacy and the lip service it paid to consent demonstrated a far more general loss of direction" o Complaints not taken seriously enough - Leveson finds there is "a cultural tendency within parts of the press vigorously to resist or dismiss complainants almost as a matter of course". He says some papers are defensive, and even when an apology is agreed they get their own back by resorting to "high-volume, extremely personal attacks on those who challenge them"

The Dowlers The judicial review is one of the last hopes for press regulation campaigners who want a new investigation, saying it was promised to victims of phone hacking by David Cameron in 2011. The McCanns

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Leveson devotes almost 12 pages to the McCann family. Some of the reporting of the disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann from Praia da Luz in Portugal in May 2007 was, Leveson says, "outrageous". A number of newspapers were "guilty of gross libels", with the Daily Star singled out for its headline claiming the McCanns sold their child: "Maddie sold by hard up McCanns".

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The police o There is a perception that the senior Met officers were “too close” to News international, which was “entirely understandable” given police actions and decision making. “Poor decisions, poorly executed, all came together to contribute to the perception.” o Hospitality police received from media, lavish restaurant meals and champagne, did not enhance the Met's reputation. o The Met's decision not to reopen the criminal inquiry into hacking was "incredibly swift" and resulted in a "defensive mind-set". o Some police decisions from 2006-10 were "insufficiently thought through … wrong and unduly defensive (and not merely with the benefit of hindsight)" o The Met's hacking review, led by John Yates, failed in its strategy to inform potential victims of hacking, including Lord Prescott. o Given his friendship with a senior News International executive, Yates should have recused himself from the inquiry. o No evidence that decisions to limit the hacking inquiry were due to undue influence or corruption. Integrity of police not challenged o It should be mandatory for chief police officers to record all their contact with the media, and for that record to be available publicly for transparency and audit purposes. o Chief Officers should also be the subject of regular independent scrutiny by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, including through unannounced inspections.

IMPRESS Impress media is an independent press regulator in the UK. It was the first to be recognised by the Press Recognition Panel. Unlike the independent Press Standard Origination, IMPRESS is a fully complaint with the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry. No National newspaper has signed up to the new regulator; most continue to be members of the unrecognised Independent Press Standards Organisation. IMPRESS's membership consists only of some small-circulation local newspapers and blogs. It is funded by Max Mosley. Its chief executive is Jonathan Heawood. Impress Media LLC is a full-service, independent media relations and editorial services firm for lifestyle, entertainment, non-profits, and more. We are here to help you and become a part of your team, working together with you to maximize appropriate media exposure. Independent regulator

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The Independent Press Standards Organisation was established on Monday 8 September 2014 following the windup of the Press Complaints Commission, which had been the main industry regulator of the press in the United Kingdom since 1990. Set up by the newspapers More self-regulating The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. We hold newspapers and magazines to account

for their actions, protect individual rights, uphold high standards of journalism and help to maintain freedom of expression for the press. -