latest press releases

Justice for the taxpayer as Brooks and Kuttner are refused court costs
Hacked Off welcomes the refusal of court costs to Charlie Brooks and Stuart Kuttner after the phone-hacking trial.
Ian Edmondson becomes latest ex- News of the World journalist guilty of phone hacking
Dr Evan Harris responds to Ian Edmondson admitting his role in phone hacking at the News of the World, citing governance failures at the paper.
Hacked Off welcomes news that News UK has abandoned its attempt to get court costs
Dr Evan Harris welcomes News UK abandoning its attempt to recover court costs after the hacking trial, following Mr Justice Saunders' memo.
MEDIA RELEASE: Phone hacking latest: Trinity Mirror finally admits liability
Dr Evan Harris responds to Trinity Mirror settling six phone hacking cases and admitting liability in four others.
PRESS ABUSE VICTIMS REJECT IPSO AS A “SHAM” REGULATOR
Hacked Off joins victims of press abuse to oppose IPSO as a "sham" regulator and deliver an open letter to its chair Sir Alan Moses.
Hacked Off Praises Andrew Norfolk For Rotherham Abuse Investigation
Hacked Off praises Times journalist Andrew Norfolk for the investigation that exposed the abuse of 1,400 children in Rotherham.
HACKED OFF CALLS FOR IPSO CHAIR TO JOIN CONDEMNATION OF EDITOR CODE BREACHES IN REPORTING PRESS COVERAGE OF ROBIN WILLIAMS' DEATH
Hacked Off calls on IPSO's Sir Alan Moses to condemn breaches of the Editors' Code in press coverage of Robin Williams's death, following Mind's statement.

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