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The Daily Mail's misinformation about 'the new press watchdog': comparing the paper's selective defence of IPSO with reality

Dr Evan Harris rebuts the Daily Mail's attack on John Prescott and its defence of IPSO, comparing the paper's claims with the record.

26/6/14

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Society of Editors: 'verdicts show there was never anything wrong'

Hacked Off rebuts the Society of Editors' statement on the phone hacking verdicts and argues that IPSO's powers are illusory.

24/6/14

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In its dying months, the PCC continues to massage the figures

Tom Rowland shows the PCC's published monthly summaries record only about 46% of last year's 12,763 complaints, questioning its satisfaction claims.

13/4/14

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WAN-IFRA's 'conclusions' on press self-regulation analysed

Hacked Off sets out WAN-IFRA's conclusions on UK press self-regulation alongside its own point-by-point comments.

17/3/14

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Ten howlers from WAN-IFRA, the fact-finders who didn't

Brian Cathcart picks apart ten errors in the WAN-IFRA report on UK press freedom and the Royal Charter, following the trade body's 'fact-finding mission'.

17/3/14

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Yes, the PCC was discredited by Leveson and here's the proof

Responds to the Society of Editors by setting out ten criticisms of the PCC from volume 4 of the Leveson Report to show it was discredited.

1/2/14

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The Daily Mail exploits a man’s death to attack its enemies

Brian Cathcart rebuts the Daily Mail's claim that Hacked Off, the Media Standards Trust and Sir David Bell contributed to Lord McAlpine's distress and death.

24/1/14

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Another weary myth: ‘300 years of press freedom’

Brian Cathcart rebuts the claim that three centuries of press freedom are threatened by the Royal Charter, arguing the press has never been free.

11/11/13

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Putting the Sun's poll in context

The Media Standards Trust examines the Sun's YouGov poll on press regulation and argues it does not conflict with an earlier MST/YouGov poll.

21/10/13

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Comparing David Miranda to phone hackers wilfully misses the point

Brian Cathcart rebuts claims of double standards in condemning David Miranda's detention while not criticising arrests of journalists over phone hacking.

30/8/13

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The Miranda case and the game of false equivalence

David Hass and Dr Evan Harris answer claims that condemning David Miranda's detention while not criticising phone hacking arrests is hypocrisy.

28/8/13

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Leveson: another smear exposed

Brian Cathcart and Evan Harris rebut newspaper claims that Lord Justice Leveson ignored or suppressed evidence about 'the other hacking scandal'.

29/7/13

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