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What is PressBoF? And would you trust it?
Brian Cathcart describes PressBoF, the industry body opposing the Royal Charter, and its record as criticised by the Leveson Inquiry.
25/6/13
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Papers wrong to criticise Leveson over "widespread hacking" beyond the press
Dr Evan Harris responds to newspaper criticism that Leveson did not investigate alleged hacking outside the press.
The press’s concessions strategy
Argues that appeals by editors, and Guardian sympathy, for renewed negotiation over the Royal Charter are self-serving.
21/6/13
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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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No more compromises over press regulation
Open letter to the Guardian from victims of press abuses urging no further compromises over press regulation.
20/6/13
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Innocent til proven guilty
Nicola Finnerty defends protecting the identity of arrested people against criticism of an ACPO proposal for a blanket ban.
18/6/13
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Waiting for Whitehall
On government preparations to advise ministers on the press-drafted PressBoF charter rival to the cross-party Royal Charter.
18/6/13
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Charles Wheeler Lecture: Part 2, Media Plurality – Harriet Harman MP
Part two of Harriet Harman's Charles Wheeler Lecture, on media plurality and concentrated newspaper power.
15/6/13
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Charles Wheeler Lecture: Part 1, Leveson and the Royal Charter – Harriet Harman MP
Part one of Harriet Harman's Charles Wheeler Lecture, debunking myths about the Leveson Royal Charter.
14/6/13
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Press needs to take a hard look at itself after the attack on Lucy Meadows
Jennie Kermode reflects on the coroner's verdict on teacher Lucy Meadows and his criticism of the press's treatment of her.
11/6/13
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