Brian Leveson

Leveson: regulate bloggers and Twitter users as well as newspapers

14 Dec 2012

The man who led the inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal warned that bloggers and tweeters should be subject to the same laws as traditional media outlets, to prevent a decline in...

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British PM to push media bosses to back press watchdog

3 Dec 2012

British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet editors and owners of national newspapers this week to seek their response to an inquiry into press ethics.

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Leveson's proposal raises issues of press freedom and responsibility

1 Dec 2012

The phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid in London made headlines around the globe.

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British papers shun Leveson report's call for media watchdog law

1 Dec 2012

Britain's newspapers have praised Lord Justice Leveson's report into media ethics but warn its recommendation to introduce new laws could "suffocate the free press".

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Inquiry demands new UK press law

30 Nov 2012

A major inquiry called yesterday for new laws to underpin a tougher watchdog for Britain's "outrageous" newspapers in a verdict that sets up Prime Minister David Cameron for a bruising political...

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