latest press releases

Hacked Off joins Refuge, White Ribbon, Centre for Women’s Justice and WISH in calling for action on unethical and irresponsible fatal domestic abuse reporting
Hacked Off joins Refuge, White Ribbon, Centre for Women's Justice and WISH in calling for action on press misreporting of fatal domestic abuse.
Hacked Off respond to Editors' Code Review outcome
Hacked Off responds to the Editors' Code Committee review outcome, saying editors should not control their own industry's standards code.
FAKE NEWS: Hacked Off report exposes neo-Nazis’ dissemination of newspapers’ false stories
Hacked Off publishes a report finding that false stories from tabloid and broadsheet newspapers are widely shared among neo-Nazis and white supremacists online.
Hacked Off responds to new research highlighting lack of diversity in the press
Hacked Off responds to Women in Journalism research finding a serious lack of diversity in the press across 18 national titles.
BREAKING: Victims denounce IPSO Board appointment of former Daily Mail assistant editor
Victims denounce IPSO's board appointments of former senior staff of IPSO-member publishers, announced alongside new CEO Charlotte Dewar.
Hacked Off: The Sun found to be hosting antisemitic content, IPSO fails to act
Hacked Off finds antisemitic content hosted in The Sun's comment section for five days and says IPSO has failed to act.
Unelected: the insidious influence of Rupert Murdoch at the heart of Government
Hacked Off analysis of Government transparency data finds Murdoch newspaper staff met ministers or advisers 206 times in two years.

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