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IMPRESS and the Future of Press Regulation in the UK: Lecture by Walter...
The report of the Leveson Inquiry in November 2012 following the phone hacking scandal was a critical moment in the history of the UK press, and the question of how precisely to design an effective,...
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The European Court of Human Rights rules again on liability for third party...
In a recent ruling, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Hungarian online news portal Index.hu cannot be held responsible for offensive or vulgar comments posted by its readers....
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Press Regulation in an Era of Convergence
Irini Katsirea, Reader in International Media Law at the University of Sheffield explains the position of the electronic press under the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, and the implications of...
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Tawana Kupe, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, examines the increase of media freedom in Africa and highlights some obstacles still...
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Citizen journalism and news blogs: why media councils don’t care (yet)
How should systems that were originally set up to deal with complaints from members of the public about traditional media respond to the rise in bloggers and citizen journalists? Adeline Hulin,...
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Press regulation post Leveson – where are we now?
Today, 25 October, the Press Regulation Panel is expected to make a decision on whether or not to recognise Impress as an approved regulator of the UK press. A recognised regulator would clear the way...
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That Feeling When You Are Held Accountable – IMPRESS CEO
Earlier this week the Press Recognition Panel agreed to recognise IMPRESS as an approved press regulator, convinced that it satisfied the 23 criteria set out under the Royal Charter. IMPRESS CEO...
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IMPRESS vs IPSO: A chasm, not a cigarette paper
Last week, the Press Recognition Panel recognised IMPRESS as an approved regulator under the conditions set out in the Royal Charter, with potentially wide-reaching implications for the UK press,...
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Implementing Leveson: how national newspaper groups use local press as “human...
Four years after the publication of the Leveson report, and shortly after the recognition of IMPRESS as an approved regulator, the UK government launched a new consultation into two issues of press...
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The Risks of Abandoning Leveson
Theresa May’s government should carefully consider the risks of diluting or abandoning Leveson once its consultation closes on Tuesday, argues Martin Moore, director of the Centre for the Study of...
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