A bad week for fake news…
When the core principles on which journalism rests are casually toyed with by governments, extremists and even the news business itself, what chance is there of rebuilding trust in news?
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Hacking Trial
JOMEC commentary of the Hacking Trial
Toxic triangle: how government and commercial media ganged up on BBC
Posted by Professor Richard Tait The 2011 Parliament Act has been bad news for the BBC. It means the two
Read moreJournalism, sources, privacy and the law
This is the text of a speech to the 5RB Media law conference given by Professor Richard Sambrook on September
Read more“Keep Out” of press regulation
Posted by: Nicholas Jones Rebekah Brooks’ acquittal on the charge of phone hacking will be interpreted by much of the
Read moreHacking trial highlighted the cosy relationship between politicians and the press
Posted by: Professor Richard Sambrook Andy Coulson has been found guilty of phone hacking and his former boss, Prime Minister
Read moreHacking trial: Brooks cleared, Coulson guilty on one charge
Posted by: Dr John Jewell Andy Coulson, the former editor of the News of the World newspaper who rose to
Read moreThe Phone Hacking Trial: The defence and cross examination of Andy Coulson.
The phone hacking trial, now deep in to its 6th month, saw the case for the defence of Andy Coulson begin
Read moreJournalism in the dock – the defence of Rebecca Brooks.
The phone hacking trial, which has been going on for a long 4 months now, began the case for the
Read moreJournalism in the Dock – the prosecution rests
Posted by: Dr John Jewell The ‘phone hacking trial’ which began on October 28th last year, entered the final phase of
Read moreThe Phone Hacking Trial – The first month
Posted by: Dr John Jewell When Justice John Saunders opened what he called the “trial of the century” he told
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