Leveson Inquiry
Stephen Lawrence detective felt Daily Mail 'was being used'
Metropolitan police inspector praises paper's work, but tells Leveson inquiry he 'found it odd that the Daily Mail were publishing many of the leaks'
Posted by Paul McNally on 15/03/12Daily Mail ex-crime editor defends Stephen Lawrence coverage
Stephen Wright says paper 'would not have run' leaked story in 2007 'if we thought it would jeopardise the investigation'
Posted by Paul McNally on 15/03/12Guardian reporter: Police communication being 'closed down'
Guardian crime correspondent Sandra Laville tells the Leveson inquiry changes to access to Met Police officers 'affects everything I do at the moment'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 14/03/12Former NoW reporter: 'I was instructed to bribe police officers'
Jeff Edwards tells the Leveson inquiry he was told to 'put some inducements out there' when working at the News of the World 30 years ago, but that he refused to do so
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 14/03/12Met police 'did not believe' vetting Neil Wallis was necessary
Director of public affairs Dick Fedorcio tells the Leveson inquiry that the police force had no reason to believe that former News of the World executive was not a suitable hiring
Posted by Paul McNally on 13/03/12HMIC chief: Need framework for police relations with press
Chief inspector of Her Majesty's Inspectorate Constabulary called for the relationship between press and police to be 'put on the right footing' with a common framework
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 12/03/12Leveson on PCC closure: 'I remain open to other options'
Lord Justice Leveson says he is not giving an 'endorsement let alone agreement' to the PCC announcement
Posted by Paul McNally on 12/03/12Campaigners ask Leveson to publish Motorman files
Data from information commissioner's 2003 investigation show extent to which newspapers obtained material from private investigators
Posted by Paul McNally on 12/03/12Max Hill QC: Rebekah Brooks's counsel 'not criticising Leveson'
Chair of the Criminal Bar Association comments on article by Stephen Parkinson in Telegraph where he said 'much prejudicial material has come into the public domain' during the Leveson inquiry
Posted by Gaz Corfield on 09/03/12Lord Hunt: 'We will start again with a new regulator with teeth'
Chair of the Press Complaints Commission, which is to close, suggests new regulator will see news outlets bound by 'commercial contracts'
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 09/03/12Ex-Met officer: MoS story 'endangered' my family
The former head of the Met's counter-terrorism command tells the Leveson inquiry Mail on Sunday story forced him to move his children out of the house due to concerns for their safety
Posted by Gaz Corfield on 08/03/12Lord Blair suggests two-year ban on police media work
There are currently no restrictions on senior officers with access to a lot of information about the police going to work elsewhere, Lord Blair tells Leveson inquiry
Posted by Paul McNally on 07/03/12Attorney general to examine Sue Akers' Leveson comments
Metropolitan police officer in charge of Operation Elveden told the Leveson inquiry about an apparent 'culture of illegal payments' at the Sun
Posted by Paul McNally on 07/03/12Leveson warned against 'overreaction' to press-police links
'Lasting change' is needed, but any revised rules or procedures must avoid 'massive bureaucracy', former Met commissioner tells Leveson inquiry
Posted by Paul McNally on 06/03/12Leveson inquiry: Press and Met in alleged 'trade'
Author of report into relations between the Met and press describes accounts of journalists 'trading' with the police by keeping stories relating to senior officers' private lives quiet in exchange for exclusives
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 05/03/12Sir Paul Stephenson: Police had 'very closed mindset' on hacking in 2009
Former Metropolitan police commissioner says force was 'hooked on a defensive strategy' based on an incorrect assumption about the original 2006 investigation
Posted by Paul McNally on 05/03/12Tories accused of attempt to undermine Leveson inquiry
Shadow Commons leader Angela Eagle said comments by education secretary and London mayor were pre-empting Lord Justice Leveson's report
Posted by Paul McNally on 02/03/12Officer-turned-Times columnist: 'I did not exploit my contacts'
Andy Hayman who was in charge of Operation Caryatid, the Met's 2006 phone-hacking investigation, told the Leveson inquiry he did not 'make a connection' between the Times and News of the World
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 01/03/12John Yates: Friendship with NOTW executive 'not improper'
John Yates, the officer leading the 2009 investigation into phone hacking, denies his 'close friendship' with Neil Wallis was inappropriate
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PCC seeks ideas from Irish press regulatory system
The Press Complaints Commission is looking at the Irish press watchdog system as a possible option for reforming the UK self-regulatory system, according to reports.
Posted by Paul McNally on 29 May 2012Chris Bryant apologises for Murdoch-Cameron meetings claim
Labour MP Chris Bryant has apologised for falsely claiming in parliament that prime minister David Cameron held five secret meetings with Rupert Murdoch following the 2010 general election, that had not been declared.
Posted by Paul McNally on 10 May 2012Guardian: Biography claims David Cameron texted Rebekah Brooks before she quit NI
The Guardian has reported today that an updated biography of the prime minister claims David Cameron texted Rebekah Brooks before she quit as News International's chief executive
Posted by Elena Cresci on 9 May 2012Rupert Murdoch's first day at #Leveson in his own words
Rupert Murdoch's first day of evidence to the Leveson inquiry covered a wide range of subjects, including his personal and professional interests, his thoughts on politicians and issues of newspaper ethics
Posted by Tom Rouse on 25 April 2012Friday deadline for core participant status for next Leveson inquiry module
The next module of the Leveson inquiry will focus on the relationship between the press and politicians
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 26 March 2012Met police representatives and crime reporters before Leveson inquiry this week
The Leveson inquiry will this week hear from Met police representatives including its director of communications, plus crime reporters from the Guardian, the Independent and the Times
Posted by Gaz Corfield on 12 March 2012Leveson inquiry has cost £2m so far
The Leveson inquiry into press standards has cost £2 million to run so far, new figures made public by the inquiry team reveal.
Posted by Paul McNally on 12 March 2012Seminar to discuss Carnegie UK Trust's 'plan for better journalism'
A joint seminar will be held at City University London later today with the Carnegie UK Trust to discuss the recommendations made in its report 'Better Journalism in the Digital Age'
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 7 March 2012Independent backs Paul Dacre's press card proposal
The Independent has supported Paul Dacre's idea to create a register of accredited journalists and toughen up access to the press card
Posted by Paul McNally on 7 February 2012BBC News: The editors' views from the Leveson inquiry
BBC News has compiled a table of views as shared by newspaper editors at the Leveson inquiry
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 16 January 2012Telegraph editor Tony Gallagher's comments on Vince Cable and PCC ruling
After weeks of hearings at the Leveson inquiry, media commentator Roy Greenslade calls into question some of the decisions, such as which witnesses to call and certain lines of questioning
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 11 January 2012Press v politicians: can tabloids still take on the over-mighty?
Imagine a top tabloid newspaper supported a leading ‘non-Westminster’ politician through his difficult divorce. Instead of printing hard-hitting stories about the moral duplicity of this very Christian politician, it publishes soft-focus, upbeat articles about his lovely new wife and their joyous life together. The politician goes on to become a leading national figure, but then [...]
Posted by Charlie Beckett on 4 January 2012Leveson inquiry releases witness statements
A round up of Journalism.co.uk coverage and witness statements released today by the Leveson inquiry
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 22 November 2011Full Leveson inquiry statements from NUJ and Guardian
The full statements from the NUJ and the Guardian given to the Leveson inquiry into press standards
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 16 November 2011Leveson inquiry: Seminar dates announced as publishers express concern over panel
The Guardian reports one concerns raised by newspaper groups, including Associated Newspapers, Trinity Mirror, the Newspaper Publishers' Association and Guardian News & Media
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 28 September 2011Leveson inquiry: full list of core particpants
The full list of those designated as core participants in the first part of the Leveson inquiry into the press
Posted by Joel Gunter on 14 September 2011Labour calls for amendments to media takeover rules
Shadow culture secretary Ivan Lewis calls for cross-party support for amendment to media takeover rules
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Leveson says Times's Night Jack evidence 'utterly misleading'
Lord Justice Leveson says court 'was in danger of being misled' by Times witness statement that failed to mention computer hacking
Posted by Paul McNally on 15/03/12