Meanwhile, in other news… featuring Brian Coleman
Conservative London Assembly member Brian Coleman has backed down from his attempt to ban questions to him. … Read the full post »
Read my posts about the media regulator, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).
Conservative London Assembly member Brian Coleman has backed down from his attempt to ban questions to him. … Read the full post »
One of the few recommendations from the independent Governance Review which the Press Complaints Commission has not accepted is this one: 28. The Commission needs to do more work to ensure both that apologies are prominently published, and that people are aware of this. A working group on this specific issue would be a positive … Read the full post »
A press release from the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee (the body that draws up the code with the Press Complaints Commission implements) brings the news: From next year, corrections involving the Press Complaints Commission – which oversees press self regulation in the UK – will be agreed with the PCC in advance, under new … Read the full post »
We’ve often covered the issue of press standards on Lib Dem Voice, including posts such as those from myself calling for the Press Complaints Commission to be reformed – which was also the subject of a speech I gave at party conference. So it is only fair to give credit where some is due – … Read the full post »
Watch the speech I gave at Lib Dem conference on why press regulation needs reform in the UK. … Read the full post »
A national newspaper’s response to getting stories wrong is still, far too often, to bury away a small, little apology long after the original story has appeared and been widely read. … Read the full post »
The future of the Press Complaints Commission is up for debate at the party’s autumn conference in Liverpool. A motion from Truro & Falmouth echoes many of the criticisms made of the PCC by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in its recent report. The motion calls for a fully independent regulator to take … Read the full post »
An eleven month review into the workings of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has made 75 recommendations but is not suggesting any fundamental changes. … Read the full post »
In an unusual and dramatic turn in the long-running story of the News of the World (editor at the time, Andy Coulson) and the hacking into the voicemail systems of people in the public eye… … Read the full post »
A common thread running through the Press Complaints Commission’s defence of its work is that it has been primarily created to deal with individual complaints, rather than being a regulator whose role is to improve the press overall. … Read the full post »