Hacked Off

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Born out of the UK tabloid phone hacking scandal. We fight for press accountability, for justice for victims still denied and for a responsible press that protects the public, upholds democracy, and defends free expression. https://linktr.ee/hackedoff

Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p... "The Mail, like all other national newspapers, remains outside any independent form of regulation. They are still controlling their own ineffectual complaints handler."

Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment

The corporate press has used the ANL judgment as an opportunity to revive their attacks on Hacked Off and its supporters. It's important we set the record straight.

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. @dailymail.co.uk hacking trial judgment expected today. The Mail has made this an all or nothing case, arguing it has committed no wrongdoing whatsoever. One finding against it would be devastating, opening up a flood of further questions & allegations.

Hugh Grant will join Tulisa an campaigners in London - 24th June to Demand a Better Media. "For years, politicians have failed to deliver on their promises to raise standards in the media and protect the victims of press abuse. Next week, we need to send a message they cannot ignore." tr.ee/7VDSGm

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Demand Better Media - With Special Guest Tulisa! 🗣️ NEW SPEAKERS: Aidan Kelly, Benedict Rattigan, Charlotte Hennessy, Des Freedman, Emily Brothers, Lisa Moorish, Margaret Aspinall, Mark Cann, Paul Dadge, Paul Wragg, Richard Ayre, Rizwana Hamid, Sarah Berry-Valentine + video message from Steve Coogan

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🔥We need BETTER MEDIA NOW!🔥 Join special guest Tulisa Contostavlos 24th June - Central Hall Westminster alongside fellow campaigners and victims of press wrongdoing as the demand for BETTER MEDIA gets louder and gathers pace! Join for this very special rally! GET YOUR FREE TICKET - tr.ee/GGbCgh

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New research by Opinium on behalf of PJP: “When asked how the press should be regulated, the most popular option (38%) is for newspapers and their websites to be regulated by an independent statutory regulator, like Ofcom, enforcing rules laid down by law.” tinyurl.com/2bj2zmmf

71% of Brits back independent press regulation, new polling reveals

Latest polling by Opinium shows overwhelming public support for reform of press regulation

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New research by Opinium on behalf of the PJP: “Surveying 2,050 UK adults, the poll finds that more than half (54%) of Brits think press standards have got worse or not improved since the phone hacking scandal. Just 10% of Brits support continued regulation by IPSO” tinyurl.com/2bj2zmmf

71% of Brits back independent press regulation, new polling reveals

Latest polling by Opinium shows overwhelming public support for reform of press regulation

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David Furnish in #MailTrial: “To make matters worse, The Mail used the birth certificate story to feed into their homophobic agenda… a caption casting me as the “mother” and Elton as the “father.” It was deeply offensive but entirely in keeping with their attitude toward us.” tinyurl.com/yfypnb4c

Mail intrusion “abhorrent and outside even the most basic standards of human decency”, Sir Elton John alleges in claim against the Daily Mail

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"Yes of course" Keir Starmer answers Andy Slaughter MP that he'll meet victims of press abuse. Nathan Sparkes, Hacked Off CEO: “It's critical this meeting takes place as soon as possible, so legislation can be brought forward and public can be protected from intrusion, harassment and other abuses.”

📣CAMPAIGN UPDATE! BREAKING! Keir Starmer has, today, agreed to meet & discuss action on press standards with press abuse victims. He must hear victims (not just listen and nod) and bring forward legislation. tr.ee/VugYc7 Victims have waited long enough - it's time for action. We need #LevesonNow

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Gerry McCann has called out @Keir_Starmer on #BBC Radio 4 today. "Press barons can meet the Prime Minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." If you think the PM should meet with victims - enter your postcode on this page to tell your MP bit.ly/4oWCgLS

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“This is not journalism; its bullying and it was like another nail in Carrie’s coffin really” Christine Flack speaks on the tabloid mistreatment of her late daughter Caroline Flack in the Disney+ documentary "Search for the Truth". Article by Emma Jones, board member of Hacked Off

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Caroline Flack: Tried By Tabloid More than four years on from the TV presenter's death, her mother laments that the Labour Government is 'scared of the press' and will not consider media reform

The Telegraph has published its "editorial view" on the recent BBC resignations, claiming that they want "to ask legitimate questions about the accuracy of its journalism". If only The Telegraph would hold their own reporting to the same standards. 1/2

Join us on November 25th for this very special Hacked Off event with the makers of ITV's "The Hack", including Bafta-winning writer Jack Thorne, and campaigners on press abuse Kerry Katona, Jacqui Hames and Lisa Moorish. Tickets available now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hack-w...

The Hack: What next?

Jack Thorne, Patrick Spence and Joe Williams are joined by Kerry Katona, Lisa Moorish and Jacqui Hames for 10th Leveson lecture "The Hack".

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final note for this shocking episode: Rebecca Brooks might have resigned at the time, but she didn’t stay gone for long… she’s now the CEO of News UK, i.e., in charge of Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the UK.