Rival press regulator will 'throw a spanner in the works' for industry if it gains Royal Charter recognition, says Impress founder Jonathan Heawood
Founder of would-be press regulator Impress, Jonathan Heawood, has said the new system will “throw a spanner in the works” for press industry-backed regulator Ipso – if it can find the finance to compete.
Speaking to The Drum, Heawood said that while funding from author JK Rowling – who doubled a £20,000 Indiegogo fundraising appeal in May – had been a great boost, he had been so far reluctant to go down the road of involving big celebrity names and those who had been direct victims of press intrusion in a bid to move away from the ‘us versus them’ culture.
Source: The Drum
