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Born out of the tabloid hacking scandal, we advocate for a responsible press that stands up for the public, upholds democracy, and defends free expression.
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Joined June 2011
Britain's press is misleading the public, intruding into peoples' lives, and abusing ordinary people. In opposition Labour promised to act. Tell @Keir_Starmer : yes, standing up to Murdoch is hard, but it's the right thing to do. Write to your MP now:
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Next week is the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks. After the attacks, many of those affected faced press harassment and intrusion. Years on, nothing has changed. Ask your MP to back changes in the law to protect victims of terror from press abuse:
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RT @hackinginquiry: Hacked Off Director @jacquihames & @fawcettsociety CEO comment on @DailyMail article which said that Rachel Reeves look….
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Hacked Off Director @jacquihames & @fawcettsociety CEO comment on @DailyMail article which said that Rachel Reeves looked like she was having a "hormonal collapse":.
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Article in the @DailyMail today describes the Chancellor's upset in the chamber as looking like "a hormonal collapse from another femme failure who can't cope when the going gets tough. A woman who wilts like a stick of damp rhubarb. ".What century is this?! #LevesonNow.
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lord David Lipsey. He was a great friend of the Campaign, and will be much missed. His wife and family are in our thoughts.
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For @TheSun , the @DailyMail and other papers, the private lives of ordinary people are fair game, to be intruded on and the details published for the world to see. But when it comes to their own lobbying of @Keir_Starmer , they demand secrecy.
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Today, @thetimes and other papers are reporting that "Britain is on track to lose a record 16,500 millionaires this year", following a report from a wealth management firm. A few problems:.(1) The report refers to "dollar" millionaires, so not actually UK millionaires at all.(2)
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Data taken from Reuters' Digital News Report 2025 on trust in different media brands in the UK, and then compared with regulated status. It confirms yet again - with one major outlier in the FT - that regulated news outlets (broadcasters) are significantly more trusted than
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What's wrong with the press today?.We asked the authors of the Little Black of Press Barons, available to order now:.
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RT @PressJusticeNow: Full Speaker Line-Up Announced! 🎙. Join us for "Hold the Backpage", an afternoon of insight, advocacy, and networking….
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RT @DrProudman: A father allegedly murders his three daughters—whose wrists had been bound with zip ties and each had been suffocated with….
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The press have seriously misled the public about the findings of the Grooming Report. The reality:
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RT @BylineTimes: Launch event tomorrow night! 'The Little Black Book of Press Barons' is out now. Join us for a discussion about: . 💰 Bil….
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An opinion piece in the @DailyMail describing campaigner Greta Thunberg being subjected to footage of the Hamas attack on Israel suggests that Thunberg’s support of aid for the people of Gaza means she endorses the atrocious actions of Hamas. To make such a leap in definition is
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The Daily Mail claimed that researchers proved American podcaster Joe Rogan’s theory about Metformin, a diabetes drug that was suspected to reverse aging and lower the risk of colon cancer. But Joe Rogan never recommended Metformin. Dr. David Sinclair appeared as a guest on his
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This piece in @DailyMail Mail on Sunday is understood to be substantively misleading. Differences in provision of state-funded services for private school pupils were introduced by the Conservative Government, and are unrelated to Labour's VAT changes.
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Have you been affected by press wrongdoing, or spotted something inaccurate from a newspaper (or newspaper website) which requires correction?.Get in touch now for free advice:.
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During the Leveson Inquiry, Kate McCann revealed how her private diary had been lifted word for word and republished for profit in the press. Without reform disgusting abuses like these have continued, and more families face press abuse and intrusion every day. Write to the.
“[My handwritten diary] was lifted in its entirety and put in the newspaper without my knowledge. And I felt totally violated.”. National newspapers intruded on people’s lives for years by hacking their phones. A decade later, many of those involved still haven’t been held
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RT @hackinginquiry: “A press that refuses to write about itself is professionally and intellectually corrupt.”. During the Leveson Inquiry,….
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RT @DavidErdos: Surprised @iconews claims track-record of “stand[ing[ up during scandals” as with Leveson Inquiry: ….
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