No more chances for press self-regulation

The publication of the Leveson Inquiry poses a dilemma for the Prime Minister. On the one hand are the angry newspaper proprietors and editors zealously trying to guard the unaccountable power they have accumulated and threatening to run a propaganda campaign against David Cameron unless he does as...

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Published in:PR Week 2012-11, p.15
Main Author: Eustice, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mass media
Privacy
Regulation
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Summary:The publication of the Leveson Inquiry poses a dilemma for the Prime Minister. On the one hand are the angry newspaper proprietors and editors zealously trying to guard the unaccountable power they have accumulated and threatening to run a propaganda campaign against David Cameron unless he does as they command. On the other hand are the victims of phone hacking who have been promised by the PM that Leveson's recommendations would be implemented provided they were not "bonkers'.
ISSN:0267-6087