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The two faces of the press on regulation of private investigators
Examines how the press first defended private investigators from regulation, then asked why they had not been regulated after firms were linked to corrupt investigators.
5/8/13
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The Daily Mail and weasel words
Brian Cathcart examines the Daily Mail's attack on law firms for allegedly employing rogue private investigators and its accusation of a 'wall of silence'.
2/8/13
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Statement responding to release of information about companies who used private investigators
A Hacked Off spokesman responds to the Home Affairs Select Committee's release of a breakdown of companies and individuals who used law-breaking private investigators.
31/7/13
Press Release
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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Hacked Off respond to Maria Miller's comments on press regulation on Marr, BBC1
A Hacked Off spokesman responds to Culture Secretary Maria Miller's comments on the BBC's Marr programme about the royal charter and the press IPSO scheme.
28/7/13
Press Release
IPSO facto - why PressBoF's regulator is going nowhere
Argues that national newspaper editors and proprietors have long manoeuvred to avoid independent regulation and that the PressBoF-backed IPSO will fail for the same reasons.
26/7/13
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Newspapers that hide the news from their readers
Brian Cathcart notes that only the Guardian reported new poll figures showing strong public support for the Leveson scheme and rejection of publisher-run regulation.
24/7/13
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YouGov/MST poll finds public "utterly reject" press bosses' plan - Gerry McCann
Gerry McCann comments on a YouGov poll for the Media Standards Trust showing public support for the parliamentary royal charter over the press bosses' version by nearly 4-1.
24/7/13
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The public tells the press bosses: do what Leveson proposed
Brian Cathcart argues a new opinion poll shows the public will not accept IPSO, the press proprietors' fourth attempt at a replacement for the PCC.
23/7/13
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What next for the PCC?
Brian Cathcart asks what the Press Complaints Commission is doing about its future.
22/7/13
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