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Journalist to fight police bid for Birmingham bombing investigation sources

A journalist who investigated the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings is expected to fight a police bid to force him to reveal his sources. On Friday, Chris Mullin, 74, will challenge an application by West Midlands Police to require him to disclose source ...

24 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists

Calls have been made to scrap secret police guidance which appears to treat journalists akin to criminals and extremists. The Society of Editors and the Crime Reporters Association (CRA) have warned the hidden section of the College of Policing’s ...

29 Aug 2022 at 11:08

Press freedom ‘frustrating and even dangerous’ for powerful figures – Myrie

BBC journalist and presenter Clive Myrie has said freedom of the press is “annoying, frustrating and even dangerous” for powerful and influential figures as he was presented with an award for his outstanding contribution to journalism. The ...

15 Mar 2023 at 20:57

Duke of Sussex ‘declined to respond’ to royal reporting debate invite

The Duke of Sussex declined to respond to an invite to take part in a debate about the future of royal reporting at a media freedom conference, the panel’s moderator has claimed. Associate editor at The Telegraph Camilla Tominey opened a ...

15 Mar 2023 at 13:12

Police rejecting crime suspects rule change is ‘huge victory’ for press freedom

Police saying people should have no reasonable expectation of privacy when charged with a crime is a “huge victory” for the freedom of journalists, a UK press body has said. Media bosses had raised concerns following proposed changes to ...

25 Mar 2023 at 09:24

Police must reject rules which would withhold names of suspects – media chiefs

Media bosses have called for police to reverse “draconian” plans to keep the names of suspects accused of a raft of serious offences secret. Proposed changes to the College of Policing’s media relations guidance state forces across ...

22 Mar 2023 at 12:25

New NI anonymity laws ‘would have prevented reporting of Savile allegations’

New anonymity laws for sexual offences cases in Northern Ireland would have prevented reporting of allegations against Jimmy Savile in the region, the Society of Editors has warned. Dawn Alford, executive director of the society ...

28 Sept 2023 at 18:15

Government launches taskforce to stop ‘devastating’ lawsuits against journalists

The Government has launched a new taskforce which aims to put a stop to lawsuits that have a “devastating” impact on journalists. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will meet groups from the media and legal sectors on Monday as they ...

11 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Culture Secretary to be questioned by Lords about lawsuits against journalists

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will be quizzed by members of the House of Lords on steps being taken to put a stop to lawsuits that have a “devastating” impact on journalists. Ms Frazer will also face questions from the House ...

11 Sept 2023 at 09:32

Disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was ‘unnecessary’ – police chiefs

The bungled handling of the release of personal information about Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was “avoidable and unnecessary”, and police and media need to rebuild trust, police chiefs have said. Andrew Snowden, Police ...

21 Nov 2023 at 13:47

Editors say AI can help journalists but warn of challenges for media industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be useful for journalists in assisting with their day-to-day tasks, but could also be “problematic” for the wider press, an industry conference has heard. A panel of editors discussed the ...

30 Apr 2024 at 20:06

PM joins police chiefs in calling for press freedom after Just Stop Oil arrests

Rishi Sunak has joined police chiefs in calling for press freedom after it emerged journalists have been arrested and held in custody during Just Stop Oil protests. Charlotte Lynch, of LBC, told of her “terrifying” five ...

09 Nov 2022 at 18:42

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