Archive: Journalism

Comment: The sloppy journalism which misrepresents cannabis use

Ewan Hoyle: 'Would legalising cannabis lead to a more sensible alignment of moral and criminal boundaries? I think on balance it would.'

Last week's reporting on the effects of decriminalising marijuana was remarkably misguided. The evidence suggests legalisation is the right course of action.

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Comment: How the press hounded Lucy Meadows

Jane Fae: "The press, today, are playing a dangerous game: a very dangerous game indeed."

Emails reveal the true extent to which Lucy Meadows was hounded by the press. Like the recovered addict, they are well-behaved only so long as the spotlight is on their behaviour.

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The Week in Review: Budget boredom and press regulation disaster

Another thrilling Budget

After weeks of preparation this week's Budget looks like being a success - even if its contents are largely inconsequential. After a 2am deal, this week's press regulation deal looks like being a disaster - and really matters for the printed press, bloggers and, of course, Politics.co.uk.

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Press regulation comment: Did someone mention the internet?

Nick Pickles: 'For centuries we have underpinned our democracy with a free press, now the free press will be pinned down by parliament.'

The Royal Charter threatens small news websites and blogs. Changes need to be made to prevent an encroachment on a free online press.

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Tories hope for deal ahead of Leveson royal charter vote

Newspapers have accepted most of Leveson's recommendations - but not all

Conservative negotiators are hopeful a deal could be reached before Monday evening's crunch vote on press regulation.

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Can Cameron win a Leveson vote? The Commons arithmetic untangled

All the Leveson maths fun you could possibly need

This Lib-Lab vs Cameron standoff puts the Commons on a knife-edge.

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Peers break Leveson 'logjam' with govt defeat

Still nothing settled, months after Lord Justice Leveson reported

Ministers will have to vote down plans to implement Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations when they arrive in the Commons, after the coalition suffered its 63rd defeat in the Lords since 2010.

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Attack ads in the UK? Cameron's ex-spinner Eustice wants reform

Broadcasters have reacted to US-style political advertising with a "sharp intake of breath", Eustice complained

David Cameron's former press secretary has called on broadcasters and ministers to review their "lazy assumption" against US-style political advertising in Britain.

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Cameron backs Miller on expenses despite probe

Maria Miller's expenses probe could cause her deep discomfort

David Cameron threw his support behind his beleaguered culture secretary today despite a parliamentary probe into her expenses.

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Press regulation: Could royal charters be the answer?

The answer to Cameron's Leveson headache might lie deep in Britain's constitution

As the clock continues to tick on Lord Justice Leveson's proposals, Downing Street continues to look for answers - and a royal charter might just be the get-out-of-jail-free option the prime minister is looking for.

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The Wild Web: Leveson warns against online 'mob rule'

There are already calls from some quarters for more internet regulation

Lord Justice Leveson has spoken out against the "mob rule" which dominates the internet on Twitter and other social networking sites.

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Newspaper editors promise 'swift' reform

Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail, is thought to favour the status quo

Newspaper editors have committed to work together to "swiftly" find a solution which meets the Leveson principles of self-regulation, after their Downing Street meeting this morning.

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Drift towards division: Leveson unity evaporates

Protesters outside the QE2 Centre on Thursday, where Leveson launched his report. Cameron opposes it

Cross-party unity on Lord Justice Leveson's to reform press regulation appeared to be sliding away this weekend.

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Reactions: Leveson report welcomed

Protesters outside the QEII

Key players give their responses to Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations outside the QEII conference centre in central London.

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Podcast: Leveson and the internet

Leveson's recommendations have implications - but not necessarily immediate consequences - for the internet

What do Lord Justice Leveson's recommendations mean for the online world?

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Leveson report and political fallout as-it-happened

The British press await the findings of Lord Justice Leveson's report

After months of waiting, Lord Justice Leveson's report has finally been published. Review our live coverage in which we assessed its contents - and the political reaction - this afternoon.

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Tories rally behind press regulation call

Press behaviour needs a regulator based in statute, Tories argue

Conservative politicians have called on the government to legislate to establish some form of regulation of the press.

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Sketch: Hapless Entwistle can't escape the Savile nightmare

George Entwistle was hapless in the face of MPs' more probing questions

MPs, at first subdued by the seriousness of the Savile allegations, soon changed their mood. George Entwistle's hapless answers assured that.

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The cameras turn inward: Day of chaos at the BBC

Cameras outside the BBC as the Savile row continues

The BBC is enduring a strange and chaotic day, as it tries to limit the damage from one of its own programmes' investigation into another of its programmes.

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Comment: The Jimmy Savile row is being used to bash the BBC

The BBC has questions to answer, but no good will come from narrowing the focus to the corporation

The BBC's enemies have come out to play, rubbing their hands with glee at a scandal big enough to permanently damage the corporation's reputation.

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Phone-hacking: Victims fear PM will keep press self-regulation

Members of Milly Dowler's family with Hacked Off campaign

Over 50 phone-hacking victims have warned the prime minister they will not accept any form of continued self-regulation for the press.

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Comment: Naked Harry pics made a great story

Marta Cooper is an editorial researcher at Index on Censorship

A week ago Britain's most popular tabloid printed photos of a 27-year-old soldier on leave naked during a party in his hotel room. It was the only British paper to do so.

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They're only making it worse: Newspaper moaning displeases Leveson

Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry has already damaged newspapers' reputations

Lord Justice Leveson has expressed his displeasure after newspapers leaked parts of his letter to them laying out the print media's failures.

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Murdochs continue newspaper retreat

Rupert Murdoch steps back from UK newspaper business

Rupert Murdoch has taken another step back from the British newspapers market this weekend.

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