The role of broadcasting and communications regulator Ofcom in scrutinising the proposed newspaper deal has not received the scrutiny it deserves, writes Julian Petley
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Dr Evan Harris, former Director of Hacked Off and now a legal analyst to the successful claimants against Mirror Group Newspapers over phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering, deconstructs former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan’s statement on the damning judgement against the firm last week.
Following the landmark judgment against the Mirror Group in the High Court, Byline Times is reprinting Paddy French's June 2015 Press Gang article about Piers Morgan and unlawful information gathering
The judgment of Justice Fancourt establishes a clear link between the ‘criminal media nexus’ of corrupt cops, journalists and the murders of Stephen Lawrence and Daniel Morgan to feature in trials next year
Scotland Yard and News UK are continuing to investigate serious allegations about the conduct of Dan Wootton following this newspaper's special investigation into the journalist and presenter
The BBC will have to make £90m of cuts on top of its current £400m annual funding gap - while its entire funding model could be ripped up.
By going beyond the good and evil binary, the Australian media could play a more constructive role in fostering enduring stability between Australia and China, delineating a path that maintains Australia’s safety and integrity. China, undeniably a significant actor on the global stage, is a nation with which Australia not only can but should seek Continue reading »
In 2020, Simon Case was tasked to investigate payments from Dan Wootton and The Sun to the partner of a royal press officer, allegedly for information about Prince Harry and Meghan. He found there was no evidence of wrongdoing. But Byline Times can shed further light
Detailed but anonymous testimony from insiders at The Sun sat at the heart of cash-for-leaks allegations involving a royal official and the newspaper’s former top editor Dan Wootton. Now, Byline Times can publish the details for the first time
Journalist Nick Davies talks to Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber in Prospect magazine's 'Media Confidential’ podcast about the new revelations from the settlement by News Group Newspapers