What should the Inquiry do? As little as possible, suggests Trevor Kavanagh. The press does not need licences like dogs and gun owners Lord Justice Leveson is said by those who know him to regret taking on David Cameron's ill-conceived inquiry into...
With power comes responsibility, warns Martin Moore of the Hacked Off campaign There is no shortage of quotes or aphorisms about the corrupting nature of too much power. From Thomas Bailey’s warning that "The possession of unlimited power will...
The UK has a press-controlled state rather than a state-controlled press. Phone hacking lawyer Mark Lewis reports on lessons from Leveson Time and again, the criticism of the Leveson Inquiry is that it is another nail in the coffin of a free press....
To improve the culture, practice and ethics of the press, we must protect and promote the best of journalism. Alan Rusbridger makes the case for a new settlement I have always believed that the most interesting period in the phone hacking story was...
Tougher legislation will lead to judges becoming censors, says political blogger Guido Fawkes So far Lord Justice Leveson has been angry with me, threatened me with jail, censored me, twice summoned me, argued with me at his inquiry and thrice...
Academic freedom is at risk. From the impact of the cuts in the UK to the dangers faced by scholars in Turkey, Iraq, Belarus and Thailand, Index reports on the threats.
MAGAZINE: US legislation may force research journals to make publicly funded work freely available. But why has the proposal not been universally welcomed? Doug Rocks-Macqueen reports
MAGAZINE Academic freedom is in danger. Thomas Docherty explains how cuts are damaging universities across the UK
Index on Censorship Magazine Volume 42 Number 3 2012 THOMAS DOCHERTY The attack on knowledge MAUREEN FREELY Challenging taboos in Turkey BART KNOLS The case for open access HEATHER L WEAVER Creationism by stealth SINFAH TUNSARAWUTH Thailand's royal...
MAGAZINE In many parts of the world, malaria continues to kill millions — yet experts are still denied access to vital research. Bart Knols reports