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 | Jul 22, 2024 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, Press, unions
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) will be able to enter evidence in the hearing into the cases taken by journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney (pictured thanks to Kevin Cooper ) arising from surveillance by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, revealed...
by barry | May 20, 2024 | Campaigns, media freedom, Press, unions
The hearing before Justice Rabinder Singh into claims that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has been covertly monitoring Northern Ireland journalists resumed in London on 8 May. Ben Jaffey, Counsel for investigative journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor...
by barry | Apr 14, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, international, media freedom, Press, Uncategorized
In response to pressure from the Australian Government and around the world, President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday 10 April that he is considering dropping the prosecution against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The date also marked the fifth anniversary of the...
by barry | Apr 5, 2024 | censorship, international, media freedom, Press
On 1 April the Israeli parliament passed a bill allowing the government to issue orders valid for 45 days, temporarily preventing broadcasting and allowing for the confiscation of equipment of foreign media, if the country’s security agencies provide an opinion...
by barry | Mar 26, 2024 | Campaigns, freedom of information, Government, international, nuj, Press, whistle blowing
Julian Assange has been given a reprieve in his fight against extradition to the US at the High Court in London. In a written statement handed down on Tuesday morning, the president of the king’s bench division, Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Johnson said that the...
