by barry | Jun 3, 2025 | media freedom, nuj, Reviews
A report by Amnesty International published on 3 May warns that Northern Ireland is the most dangerous place in the UK to work as a journalist. They frequently face attacks, death and rape threats from paramilitary and organised crime groups that act with impunity:...
by barry | May 4, 2025 | BBC, Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, Press
Calls for a judge lead public inquiry into the actions of the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Durham Constabulary arising from the evidence given and material presented at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), previous reported on this web site were...
by barry | Apr 28, 2025 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj
Investigative journalists and NUJ members Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey have expressed deep disappointment following a ruling from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which found it has no legal authority to sanction public bodies for deliberately withholding...
by barry | Jan 31, 2025 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, unions
Angus McCullough KC, the independent reviewer appointed by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to examine conduct by PSNI has issued a Progress Report: https://www.mcculloughreview.org/news/mccullough-review-progress-report in relation...
by barry | Oct 3, 2024 | BBC, Campaigns, freedom of information, Government, Labour Party, media freedom, media ownership, media plurality, Press, Public Service Broadcasting, Vanunu
In January 2024 the Press Gazette reported that the UK saw the biggest drop in trust in the media and was the least-trusted out of 28 countries surveyed for the latest Edelman Trust Barometer.The UK fell to the bottom of the ranking, with 31% of people saying they...
by barry | Oct 3, 2024 | Campaigns, censorship, media freedom, whistle blowing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appeared in public for the first time since regaining his freedom last June after a plea deal https://thespark.me.uk/2024/06/25/us-enters-into-a-plea-bargaining-deal-with-julian-assange/. He told the Parliamentary Assembly of the...
