latest press releases

Hacked Off responds to appointment of Sir Alan Moses as IPSO Chair
Hacked Off Director Brian Cathcart says Sir Alan Moses's appointment as IPSO chair changes nothing while the body's structure remains controlled by the big newspaper companies.
Statement from Hacked Off on resignation of the Culture Secretary
Evan Harris of Hacked Off comments on Maria Miller's resignation as Culture Secretary and the appointment of Sajid Javid.
Coalition of 200+ leading figures urge press bosses: embrace the Royal Charter and give Britain a free and accountable press
More than 200 leading figures join victims of press abuse to urge newspaper bosses to embrace the Leveson Royal Charter on its first anniversary.
Victims of press abuse respond to WAN-IFRA 'UK Press Freedom' report
Hacked Off director Brian Cathcart and victims of press abuse respond to the WAN-IFRA 'UK Press Freedom' report, criticising its stance on the Royal Charter.
New appointments panel shows IPSO newspaper regulator is anything but independent
Hacked Off says the newly revealed IPSO appointments panel fails Leveson's requirement for a substantial majority independent of the press.
Hacked Off statement on today’s IPSO announcement
Hacked Off director Brian Cathcart responds to the announcement that some newspaper groups are pressing ahead with IPSO.
Newspaper bosses' IPSO scheme fails Leveson test
Media Standards Trust press release: its analysis finds the newspaper industry's IPSO scheme meets only 12 of 38 Leveson recommendations for independent, effective self-regulation.

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