Hacked Off considers targeting advertisers to pressure newspapers into recognising Royal Charter
Press reform campaign group Hacked Off is considering targeting advertisers over the ethical implications of placing ads in ‘non-Leveson compliant’ titles in a bid to pressure the newspaper industry on press regulation.
The move comes as the stand-off between the press industry and the government shows no sign of abating, and Hacked Off said it would appeal to the “corporate social responsibility” of advertisers to up the pressure on the press.
Speaking to The Drum, new Hacked Off executive director Joan Smith – a journalist and victim of phone-hacking – said: “We’re very interested in this, the idea of corporate social responsibility Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
