Marta Cooper: Associated Newspapers loses Leveson journalist anonymity bid
Associated Newspapers loses Leveson journalist anonymity bid
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PAST EVENT: Nadine Gordimer at the Southbank Centre
14 March: Nadine Gordimer at the Southbank Centre
Honduras: lawyer murdered after police torture accusations
Honduran lawyer Jose Ricardo Rosales was shot dead by three hooded gunmen on 17 January, three days after he was quoted in newspaper Diario Tiempo, accusing police officers in the northern town of Tela of torturing prisoners. The Honduras College...
Malaysia: Political cartoonist takes government to court
Political cartoonist Zunar (Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque) appeared at the Kuala Lumpur High Court this week for the first hearing of a civil suit in which he challenges the Malaysian government and police for his arrest and detention on 24 September...
Ethiopia: Journalists and blogger convicted of terrorism
Two journalists and a US-based blogger (tried in absentia), were convicted on charges of terrorism in Addis Ababa yesterday. They may face the death penalty. Reeyot Alemu, a columnist with the independent weekly Feteh, deputy editor Woubshet Taye...
Leveson suggests celebrity "privacy register"
Marta Cooper: Leveson suggests celebrity “privacy register”
Rusbridger says press "under-regulated and over-legislated"
Marta Cooper: Rusbridger says press “under-regulated and over-legislated”
Leveson hints at statutory backing for press regulator
Marta Cooper: Leveson hints at statutory backing for press regulator
Hislop: "If the state regulates the press, then the press no longer regulates the state"
Marta Cooper: “If the state regulates the press, then the press no longer regulates the state”, Hislop tells Leveson Inquiry
Sly Bailey rejects Mirror phonehacking claims
Marta Cooper: Sly Bailey rejects Mirror phonehacking claims
Mirror editor supports new regulatory framework
The editor of the Daily Mirror told the Leveson Inquiry he believes there is a "willingness" for online news providers to sign up to a regulatory framework. Richard Wallace, who has edited the paper since 2004, said that "legitimate" online news...
38 bad, 68 good: Richard Desmond's defence of Express McCann coverage
Marta Cooper: 38 bad, 68 good: Richard Desmond’s defence of Express McCann coverage