Timing is everything. The Leveson Inquiry, which began on Monday to look into the culture, practices and ethics of the media, will make recommendations on the future of press regulation and governance. But what about the freedom of the press – that politicians constantly tell us they support – in that drive towards the highestContinue reading “The PCC is dead: Does television hold the key to better press regulation?”
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Them and Us: A Special Relationship?
If there’s one thing that politicians and journalists really don’t agree on, it’s the so-called Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. It deserves capitalisation not just because of the absurd way in which it is exploited, but arguably because it’s often to the benefit of the Americans rather than the Brits.Continue reading “Them and Us: A Special Relationship?”
Fashion, fun – and Felicity
If the ‘glass ceiling’ held women back from progressing their careers in a time when there were few women at the top of their professions, Felicity Green smashed through it. From early beginnings as a shorthand typist, Felicity rose to become Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror – and the first woman on the boardContinue reading “Fashion, fun – and Felicity”
Paul Prentice 