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The misunderstandings of the Financial Times
Brian Cathcart analyses misunderstandings in the Financial Times editorial backing the proprietors' self-regulation proposals.
18/7/13
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Hacked Off and the midnight pizza deal: another silly myth
Brian Cathcart rebuts the myth that the cross-party royal charter was assembled over pizza in Ed Miliband's office.
18/7/13
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Who’s being stubborn in the Charter debate?
Lists a dozen concessions Hacked Off and others made to press demands, rebutting claims that the campaign is intransigent.
20/6/13
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The Guardian and the Geidt story
Notes the Guardian's correction of a May 2013 leading article about Sir Christopher Geidt and press regulation.
Newspaper Society “Local Editors Survey” – Unscientific and Misleading
Rebuttal of the Newspaper Society's local editors survey on press regulation as unscientific and misleading. Originally posted on Inforrm.
13/5/13
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How the Royal Charter has been spun to the regional press
Hacked Off rebuts a Newspaper Society briefing to local newspapers misrepresenting the Royal Charter approved by Parliament.
Free Speech Network poll backfires
Hacked Off rebuts a poll commissioned by the press-backed Free Speech Network against the Royal Charter.
The press plan to spin PCC Mark Two
Hacked Off dissects a press industry Q&A promoting a successor to the PCC, rebutting its claims.
30/4/13
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The truth about the Sunday Telegraph's Hacked Off conspiracy theory
David Hass, Hacked Off Director of Communications, responds to Andrew Gilligan's Sunday Telegraph claim of a Left-wing network behind Hacked Off.
Press Industry Statement on Leveson Talks: Inaccurate, Distorted and Unreliable
Hacked Off rebuts the press industry's statement on the Leveson talks as inaccurate, distorted and unreliable.
15/3/13
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Top Ten Myths About Leveson
Hacked Off answers the ten most common myths spread by sections of the press about the Leveson report.
28/2/13
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My former Met colleague is plain wrong: Leveson won't stop police blowing the whistle
Former Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick disputes Kevin Hurley's claim that Leveson would stop police whistleblowing.
26/2/13
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