How to get self-regulation to work? The UK's high-profile inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal now has a regulator, IMPRESS, which is compliant with its recommendations. Good news? The (largely) industry-backed body IPSO does not think so. To shed some light on the dispute I would recommend listening to both organisations being interviewed head-to-head on The Media Show on BBC Radio 4 as well reading the Guardian's former editor Peter Preston, whose conciliatory piece argues that it is time to "quit the barricades and think anew about press regulation".
Being based in London, I sometimes miss interesting stories from other parts of the world so please get in touch over email or via twitter with any suggestions.
Tom Law, EJN Director of Campaigns and Communications
On November 4, the EJN’s Tom Law will be speaking at the 2016 Annual International Organisaion for Migration-Civil Society Organisation consultations to present the findings of our Moving Stories report, guidelines for migration coverage and our work to prevent hate speech in media.
The Council of Europe, European Federation of Journalists, UNESCO, and other partners have helped us translate the EJN 5-point test for hate speech into 7 new languages including Albanian, Dutch, Indonesian, Macedonian, Serbian, Turkish, Ukrainian. The test is already available in Arabic, English and French.
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