New polling from @pressjustice.bsky.social backs up our recent YouGov research: the public wants press regulation independent of politicians and publishers – not industry-run complaints systems – and most believe press behaviour hasn’t improved since phone hacking, and is getting worse 📊
🧵 Gerry McCann’s BBC Radio 4 Today interview yesterday was a stark reminder that press harm is not historic. Families are still living with intrusive coverage, and people are being “damaged, destroyed on a daily basis.”
We recently wrote to the Culture Secretary to clarify that, whilst #Leveson 2 was never commenced, Leveson 1 is unfinished business.
An independent system of press regulation already exists. What’s missing is the political will to implement it and give victims the protections they were promised.
🪄 NEW BLOG: Now You See Me – The Illusion of Press Accountability
The public thinks the press is regulated. It isn’t.
Beyond Impress, it’s an illusion – and ordinary people pay the price.
Currently, there is focus on online accountability and regulation, and rightly so, but very interesting that trust and accountability for traditional press behaviour and making effective complaints remain critical concerns for the UK general public. This report gives good insights to the concerns.
The PRP is calling for:
✅ Publishers to join or form recognised independent regulators, or reform IPSO
✅ Government to encourage this change & strengthen accountability
✅ The public to share their views through our Call for Information 👇
⚖️ Access to justice matters
🔵 Only 1 in 4 think the press pays attention to complaints from the public, compared with 4 in 5 who say it listens to the rich.
🔵 Only 1 in 5 believe an ordinary person would see a false or misleading story corrected, while 2 in 3 think a politician or celebrity would.
Currently, there is specific focus on online regulation, and rightly so, but very interesting that trust and accountability for traditional press behaviour and making effective complaints remain critical issues of concern for the UK general public. This report gives good insights to the concerns.
Currently, there’s specific focus on online accountability but interesting that trust and accountability for traditional press behaviour and making effective complaints remains a critical concern for the UK general public. This report gives good insights. Well worth reviewing the YouGov research.
🧵 NEW: UK public back truly independent press regulation.
New @yougov.co.uk polling finds a majority of the public supports press regulation that is independent of both government and the industry, and feels that problematic press practices are becoming more common today.
Full findings below ⬇️
📺 Last night’s #TheHack began to tell the story of the phone-hacking scandal. But press harm isn’t confined to history.
📢 We’ve launched our annual Call for Information to gather views on press regulation in the UK.
Find out more and share your evidence:
The Hack starts Wednesday at 9pm on ITV1 with the full box set on ITVX. Don't miss it! #TheHack
🚨 New blog: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
What happens when press freedom is used to amplify political messaging instead of holding it to account?
A recent IPSO ruling – and the political reaction it sparked – raises bigger questions about freedom of speech, journalism, PR, and public trust.
1/4 Mandy Garner, featured in our report on Press Intrusion and Regulation last year, has contributed an essay on clickbait to a collection by @thefabians.bsky.social.
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🚨 New Blog Alert! 🚨
We explore the stark contrast between the UK Government’s repeated commitments to independent press self-regulation and the reality, which leaves most of the press unaccountable and the public unprotected.
#PressRegulation #LevesonInquiry
The public has been abandoned by the Government to the commercial interests of sections of the press.
We have just published our ninth Annual Report on the Recognition System.
Explore the full report and key chapter summaries on our website 👇
The Government must require news publishers to sign up to an independent, impartial press self-regulator or it will be in dereliction of its duty to protect the public. (4/4)
Once again, a powerful media company has avoided the scrutiny and accountability that shining a light on the practices and decision-making by executives would have revealed. (3/4)
Senior executives at News Group Newspapers appear to have misled not only the #Leveson Inquiry, but also many victims of press intrusion over nearly 20 years. Today’s settlement will allow them to evade accountability for their actions. (1/4)
News publishers shouting about #FreedomOfSpeech are drowning out the voices of people who have experienced press intrusion and harm.
Do you think this is fair?
Section 40 has been repealed - where does that leave the victims of press harm?
Our Call for Information closes on 16 December 2024 - you have ONE WEEK to make sure your voice is heard and tell us what you think about press standards.
Have your say: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
It’s time to make a choice – will we make press self-regulation work, or will we sacrifice public protection for the commercial interests of large news publishers?
We have launched a call for information on the third cyclical review of IMPRESS’ recognition as an approved regulator.
Share your views before 15 January 2025.
My latest article is about something I've heard about for years but didn't have definitive proof of until recently:
Smartphone apps – available on the Apple and Google app stores – where people pay to view and direct the sexual abuse of children over livestream www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u...
Our Call for Information closes in TWO WEEKS!
Why have successive governments rolled back on the #Leveson Inquiry recommendations?
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Freedom of speech is not only a right but also a responsibility – one that some news publishers seem to want to avoid.
Read our latest blog and tell us what you think.
3 WEEKS TO GO!
Have your say in our latest public call for information: pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/u...
#Leveson identified a ‘cosmetic pattern of reform’ as a recurring theme in the history of press regulation.
How long before the next inevitable scandal?
Read our latest blog, and then let us know your thoughts.