Monopoly ownership is bad for democracy

Leveson round up: the good and the bad

So the politicians have called upon the editors to find a solution to press reform. The two bodies whose interlinking…..

The spinning of Shami Chakrabarti

Early this week, the Daily Mail appeared to enlist Liberty director Shami Chakrabati as an enemy of Lord Justice Leveson……

Bills and shills: how to make sure Leveson sticks

Amidst all the storm that Leveson has caused, it’s worth noting how similar his proposals are to ones made in…..

The day after Leveson: ethics and the ‘raucous’ press

Do we need a whisteblowing hotline for journalists? How can we protect the idealism of young journalists from the economic…..

Leveson Report report: does the sentence fit the crime?

The publication of the Leveson Report has only made the debate over its proposals more intense. Media Reform’s Des Freedman scopes out the battle-lines and asks if Leveson goes far enough.

Response to Leveson from ethics chair, Angela Phillips

In an article posted on journalism.co.uk, Angela Phillips, chair of the Media Reform ethics committee, writes about how the Leveson…..

Our preliminary statement on the Leveson Report

Here’s our preliminary statement on the Leveson Report released today. Media Reform welcomes the Leveson report, much of which is…..

NUJ head Michelle Stanistreet on independent regulation

This is a message from Michelle Stanistreet, the General Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, which was sent this…..

What can we learn from press regulation overseas?

The outcome of the Leveson Inquiry will require a new constitutional design for press regulation. Reform has the potential to transform the newsroom culture that bred pervasive phone hacking, while securing freedom of expression and the press. But how do they do it abroad?

Russia, China, Syria…where will Leveson lead us next?

As the publication of the Leveson Report looms, it’s natural to compare the British press with that of other countries……

Would independent regulation have “shackled” the press?

We wouldn’t want to shackle the press. Not us. So when, over the weekend, the Free Speech Network asked: “If…..

Our ethics chair, Angela Phillips, talks levies and Leveson

Angela Phillips, our ethics committee chair, has been interviewed by the free knowledge base Pod Academy to get the story…..

Press regulation is about protecting the powerless

On Thursday 22, Fraser Nelson, the editor of the Spectator, wrote a piece on the Telegraph calling on the Prime…..

Freedom of expression argument should not be misused

Padraig Reidy’s piece in the New Statesman today , claiming that self-regulation of the press is the only way to…..

The BBC: Is This the Corporation’s Hacking Crisis?

Media Reform Coalition chair Des Freedman asks how the recent crisis at Newsnight relates to the hacking scandal which precipitated…..

Who is talking about statutory CONTROL of the Press?

Mike Jempson, Director of The MediaWise Trust and Vice Chair NUJ Ethics Council, looks at recent press coverage in the…..

The Free Speech Network: Corporate media close ranks

The Free Speech Network has emerged as a megaphone in defence of the status quo of media regulation. Its arguments…..