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Category Archives: phone hacking
John Tulloch: Oiling a very special relationship – journalists, bribery and the detective police
This article by Professor John Tulloch, Lincoln School of Journalism, is an extract from The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism on Trial, edited by Richard Lance Keeble and John Mair (Arima 2012). The book will be launched at an event in … Continue reading
Posted in academic research, data protection, guest post, journalism, leveson inquiry, media ethics, media law, media regulation, newspapers, phone hacking, police, press freedom, privacy Tagged bribery, john tulloch, leveson inquiry, phone hacking, police, The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism on Trial Leave a comment
Law & Media round up & a few bonus links
Fleet Street is divided, with many bitter words being exchanged between journalists from rival titles, as the Guardian came under attack for the “unlikely” allegation that NoW had deleted messages from Milly Dowler’s phone giving her mother “false hope” that … Continue reading
Inforrm Law and Media Round Up: 28 November 2011
Last week was once again dominated by the Leveson Inquiry, with oral evidence from a variety of high profile figures: some famous for their role in entertainment and sport; others thrown into the limelight by traumatic circumstances. Read my full … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, media ethics, media law, phone hacking Tagged defamation, inforrm, leveson, phone hacking Leave a comment
MPs and surveillance: 2009, not six months ago?
Tom Watson MP and member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has reported on his blog that Roy Greenslade has just revealed that six months ago, members of the DCMS Select Committee were the targets of covert surveillance by … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, media ethics, media law, newspapers, phone hacking, press freedom Tagged dcms committee, roy greenslade, tom watson Leave a comment
The sting of free expression: Forsskål, Rusbridger and Murdoch
“To this [civil] liberty, the greatest danger is always posed by those who are the most powerful in the country by dint of their positions, estate, or wealth. Not only can they easily abuse the power they hold, but also … Continue reading
Operation Motorman and its relevance to phone hacking fiasco
The Information Commissioner’s Operation Motorman and the subsequent reports, ‘What Price Privacy?’ and ‘What Price Privacy Now?’ are back in the news today despite being published in 2006. Why? Well, five years later, the BBC reports that police have asked … Continue reading
Media law mop up: Andy Hayman – 'Good god! Absolutely not. I can't believe you suggested that'
Another week consumed by phone hacking speculation and news. It’s very odd to see the story dominate the television and print headlines, when so many key developments were ignored by the majority of media outlets during 2009/10. Policeman turned columnist … Continue reading
Posted in media ethics, media law mop-up, media law resources, phone hacking Tagged andy hayman, media law, phone hacking 2 Comments
Media law mop up: Phone hacking – what else?
In July 2009 Nick Davies of the Guardian began to report new allegations of phone hacking at News of the World. Voicemail interception by the Sunday red-top wasn’t a new story, but these specific allegations were – despite the Press … Continue reading
Posted in media ethics, media law mop-up, media law resources, phone hacking Tagged news of the world, phone hacking 1 Comment
The role of the “public mood”
In my research I keep bumping up against the confusingly thorny – if woolly – issue of the “public interest”, a concept at the heart of media debates, the Leveson Inquiry and recent privacy and libel cases. There is surprisingly … Continue reading →