Rio Ferdinand’s court defeat was a big win for tabloids – The Guardian
“In fact, it was one of the best days for tabloid newspapers since the phone-hacking scandal began.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: media
Ferdinand v MGN – a “Kiss n’ Tell” public interest defence succeeds – Lorna Skinner – UK Human Rights Blog
“In the first ‘misuse of private information’ trial against a newspaper since Max Mosley in 2008, Mr Justice Nicol dismissed a claim brought by England and Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand against the Sunday Mirror.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd October 2011
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Reform options for media regulation – The Guardian
“Hugh Tomlinson QC analyses the various options for replacing the Press Complaints Commission.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom lays down the law on raunchy videos before the 9pm watershed – The Guardian
“Ofcom has ordered UK broadcasters to be more careful about showing sexually explicit music videos before the 9pm watershed. The regulator issued new guidance on Friday, focusing on the visual as well as the verbal content of some music videos in a bid to tighten the enforcement of existing watershed rules.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rio Ferdinand loses ‘kiss and tell’ privacy case against Sunday Mirror – The Guardian
“Footballer Rio Ferdinand on Thursday lost his privacy action over a ‘kiss and tell’ story published by the Sunday Mirror.The England and Manchester United star was not at the high court in London to hear Mr Justice Nicol dismiss his claim against Sunday Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers. Ferdinand will pay MGN’s legal costs.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Internet policing is ‘inevitable’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“State-imposed control of the internet is ‘inevitable’ if the conflict between the right to privacy and a free press is ever to be resolved, lawyers and journalists suggested last week at a Law Society public debate.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th September 2011
Source: www:lawgazette.co.uk
Riots appeal judges to review BBC news coverage – The Guardian
“Three appeal court judges are to view BBC television news coverage of the summer riots before they decide whether any of the sentences handed down were excessive.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Max Mosley loses privacy law appeal bid – The Independent
“Human rights judges have rejected an appeal by ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley against his failed bid to force a change in UK privacy laws.”
The Independent, 27th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Leveson inquiry to hear expert evidence – The Guardian
“Two experts on banking and financial services law have been invited to make presentations to the Leveson inquiry as part of its bid to come up with a new model for press regulation in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: Andy Coulson sues newspaper group – Daily Telegraph
“Former News of the World editor and Downing Street aide Andy Coulson is suing a division of News International after it stopped paying his legal fees over the phone-hacking scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Riots, camera, action: what media footage should police be allowed to see? – The Guardian
“Media should not be an evidence-gathering arm for the police, and the constant demands for it to play that role undermine the independence of journalism.”
The Guardian, 23rd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: English riots: ‘Journalists’ video footage should be protected in law’
Let’s free the Official Secrets Act from its cold war freeze – The Guardian
“The aborted attempt by the Metropolitan police to force the Guardian to disclose confidential sources and other journalistic material raises important issues about press freedom and the way Operation Weeting is being conducted.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BBC Worldwide to sue Silvio Berlusconi’s TV network – BBC News
“BBC Worldwide is suing an Italian television network owned by Silvio Berlusconi over claims that it has copied Strictly Come Dancing.”
BBC News, 21st September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met police to explain legal threat against Guardian to MPs in secret – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police is to be allowed explain to MPs in private why it threatened to invoke the Officials Secrets Act in an attempt to force the Guardian to hand over notes and reveal sources behind its phone-hacking coverage.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone-hacking inquiry judge is right to investigate behaviour of the media’s ‘good guys’ – The Guardian
“What is Lord Justice Leveson up to? The judge heading the phone-hacking inquiry is currently planning a series of public seminars on the relationship between the press and the public. Is he right to seek evidence about internal rules in such august institutions as the Guardian and the BBC? Or should he confine himself, as some critics are saying, to investigating the misbehaviour of the tabloid press and the police?”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met police drop action against the Guardian over hacking sources – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police has dropped its attempt to force the Guardian to reveal confidential sources for stories relating to the phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Louise Mensch complaint over New Statesman’s Sarah Palin claims upheld – The Guardian
“The press watchdog has upheld a complaint from Louise Mensch about three New Statesman articles that claimed the Conservative MP ‘identifies closely’ with the Tea Party politician Sarah Palin.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking, the Met police and the David Shayler case – The Guardian
“The Met police have turned to the Official Secrets Act to obtain Guardian phone hacking material. In 2000 they lost a similar case relating to former MI5 spy David Shayler.”
The Guardian, 20th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: Met failed to consult before invoking Official Secrets Act – The Guardian
“Scotland Yard officers failed to consult either the director of public prosecutions or the attorney general before invoking the Official Secrets Act to try to force the Guardian to reveal journalistic sources, it has been revealed.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: Milly Dowler family set for £3 million News International payout – Daily Telegraph
“The family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler have been offered £3 million in damages from News International after the publisher of the News of the World admitted her phone had been hacked.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
