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Tony Blair 'privately advised' Rebekah Brooks on phone hacking scandal, court hears
Trial report: the Old Bailey heard that Tony Blair privately advised Rebekah Brooks in July 2011 to set up a 'Hutton-style inquiry' into phone hacking.
19/2/14
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The confusion of Peter Preston
Brian Cathcart responds, with comments in italics, to Peter Preston's Observer column on the Royal Charter, the Leveson Report and press self-regulation.
17/2/14
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PCC-IPSO: making up the rules as they go along
Brian Cathcart reports that the press companies quietly changed IPSO's 'final' articles of association weeks after publishing them.
13/2/14
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PCC-IPSO: how ‘resolutions’ resolve things for the editors and not the public
Analysis of PCC complaint figures for 2013 showing that 5,941 complaints led to only 44 published cases, and how 'resolutions' favour editors over the public.
12/2/14
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PCC-IPSO and the ‘Community Interest’: another attempt to pull the wool over our eyes
Examines Lord Hunt's claims to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee about the 'community interest' and the CIC Regulator as a front for IPSO.
11/2/14
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How the PCC helps the Daily Mail and others avoid censure
Analysis of PCC complaint statistics for 2013, showing how the Press Complaints Commission's figures help the Daily Mail and other papers avoid censure.
10/2/14
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Mulcaire accessed NOTW editors' voicemails dozens of times, Old Bailey learns
Trial report: the Old Bailey heard that Glenn Mulcaire intercepted the voicemails of Rebekah Brooks 44 times and Andy Coulson's 21 times in 2006.
5/2/14
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Former NOTW executive ordered hacks after leaving tabloid
Trial report: the Old Bailey heard that Greg Miskiw ordered Glenn Mulcaire to hack dozens of people after leaving the News of the World for the Mercury Press agency.
5/2/14
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Brooks asked to chat to ex-husband Ross Kemp about phone hacking
Trial report: prosecutors produced emails from Rebekah Brooks, including one asking to speak to Ross Kemp about phone hacking shortly before the Milly Dowler story broke.
5/2/14
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Brooks agreed £200,000 deal with Max Clifford to settle hacking lawsuit
Trial report: the Old Bailey heard that Rebekah Brooks privately negotiated a £200,000-a-year agreement with Max Clifford to settle his privacy claim against News International.
4/2/14
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