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Twitter and Facebook get on the school timetable in anti-libel lessons
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This article titled "Twitter and Facebook get on the school timetable in anti-libel lessons" was written by Peter Walker, for The Guardian on Wednesday 26th December 2012 21.50 UTC
It's a school topic that seems to belong to an age far distant from home economics, 1066 and jumpers for goalposts. A school in Somerset has begun...
Consultant wins aggravated libel damages against Daily Mail
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This article titled "Consultant wins aggravated libel damages against Daily Mail" was written by Jason Deans, for The Guardian on Friday 21st December 2012 19.44 UTC
A management consultant has won £65,000 in aggravated libel damages over a Daily Mail claim that he won Scotland Yard contracts through cronyism – a story...
Can James Murdoch argue himself out of this corner?
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This article titled “Can James Murdoch argue himself out of this corner?” was written by Brian Cathcart, for The Guardian on Tuesday 16th August 2011 14.00 UTC
Tom Watson MP said the new material was devastating and he was not exaggerating. Difficult though it may be to believe, documents released by the Commons culture, media...
Broadcasters defy Cameron’s call to hand riots footage to police
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This article titled “Broadcasters defy Cameron’s call to hand riots footage to police” was written by Mark Sweney and James Robinson, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 11th August 2011 15.48 UTC
The BBC and ITN have responded to David Cameron’s call for them to immediately hand over unused TV footage of rioters by arguing...
Reporting the UK riots: what are journalists’ rights?
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This article titled "Reporting the UK riots: what are journalists' rights?" was written by David Banks, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 9th August 2011 15.18 UTC
There have been many examples of bravery by journalists in reporting the riots in London and elsewhere over the past few nights.
It is undoubtedly one of the most...
News of the World boat people not wanted on voyage elsewhere
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This article titled "News of the World boat people not wanted on voyage elsewhere" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 2nd August 2011 12.40 UTC
A former News of the World executive wrote to apply for a job with a PR company. Result? No reply.
Another ex-staffer who enjoyed a salary in the region of £75,000...
Eight newspapers pay libel damages to Christopher Jefferies
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This article titled "Eight newspapers pay libel damages to Christopher Jefferies" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 29th July 2011 09.59 UTC
Eight national newspapers have made public apologies today to Christopher Jefferies for the libellous allegations made against him following the murder of Joanna Yeates,
The...
New Corp’s phone hacking lawyer earns £3,000 an hour
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This article titled "New Corp's phone hacking lawyer earns £3,000 an hour" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 28th July 2011 12.00 UTC
News Corporation is certainly counting the cost of Wapping's phone hacking scandal. Top lawyers don't come cheap.
According to The Lawyer magazine,...
PCC compels The Sun to publish front page link to story
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This article titled "PCC compels The Sun to publish front page link to story" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Thursday 28th July 2011 09.07 UTC
Today's Sun front page carries a single column panel, at the foot of the first column, that should be seen as something of a landmark - for the paper and...
Phone hacking spells the end of the tabloid storm over superinjunctions
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This article titled "Phone hacking spells the end of the tabloid storm over superinjunctions" was written by Roy Greenslade, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 26th July 2011 11.13 UTC
The high court has extended a gagging order obtained by an actor to prevent the reporting of his "sexual relationship" with a former escort...