Four years on from the start of the Leveson inquiry which sought to investigate the ‘culture, practices, and ethics of the press’ in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, the party manifestos present a real challenge to a free press in the UK.
It is remarkable that the bulk of manifestos fail to recognise the complex and challenging work the press have undertaken in establishing the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
IPSO was established in response the Leveson inquiry and report and delivers a far stronger and more powerful regulator than its predecessors. Crucially that is delivered within a self-regulatory Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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