Impress has been recognised as an approved regulator by the Press Regulation Panel under the Royal Charter.
Section 40 of Crime and Courts Act 2013 poses threat to press freedom
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CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Letter: Crime and Courts Act 2013 danger to free press
The Crime and Courts Act 2013, as it stands, is a danger to a free press. Under the act, a publisher can be ordered to pay both sides’ costs in a dispute if the publisher is not a member of an approved regulator.
Index fears recognition of Impress could stifle investigative journalism and threaten press freedom
Index on Censorship welcomes the delay in the royal charter recognition of Impress by the Press Regulation Panel and hopes it provides an opportunity for further consultation.
Index on Censorship response to the IMPRESS consultation
November 2014 (PDF) As a UK-based organisation dedicated to the promotion of free speech and elimination of censorship worldwide, Index on Censorship is pleased to have the opportunity to provide feedback on the documents that proposed press...
Life After Leveson: The UK media in 2014
Britain has always had a complicated relationship with the free press. On the one hand, Milton’s Apologia, Mill’s On Liberty, Orwell’s volleys at censorship and propaganda. On the other hand, there is a sense that journalists, editors and...
Life After Leveson: Media Freedom in the UK (19 Feb)
Join Index on Censorship for a lively discussion of the past and future of Britain’s free press. 2014 is set to be a pivotal year for UK media. The new defamation law will see its first tests, and the press and campaigners are rushing to...
On Leveson, language and topsy-turviness
A response to the Media Standards Trust’s Martin Moore
World Association of Newspapers urges Queen Elizabeth to reject politicians’ Leveson charter
Letter to monarch from international media says Britain should lead by example on press freedom
Index on Censorship calls for new transparent discussions on press regulation
In response to reports that the UK newspaper industry’s Royal Charter proposal will be rejected tomorrow, Index on Censorship Chief Executive Kirsty Hughes said today: Unconfirmed reports that the Privy Council will reject the newspaper industry’s...
Financial Times backs industry Leveson proposal
The business newspaper says “a settlement should be possible” in press regulation debate, writes Padraig Reidy
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
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