Revealed: The Sun's "Catch & Kill" Deals with Celebrities

“News is something somebody doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.” Byline Times exposes a practice used by Rupert Murdoch's daily tabloid to suppress negative celebrity stories

Byline Times

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/01/29/media-bill-votes-will-show-us-the-real-keir-starmer/

"The precise issue tomorrow might seem obscure: whether to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act of 2013 – a piece of legislation which, thanks to the unscrupulous blocking tactics of the Conservatives, has never been allowed to enter into force.

Section 40 is the key to making the Leveson reforms of press regulation work. It was designed to make possible independent, effective press accountability".
#Section40 #MediaBill #Leveson #Labour #Starmer

'Media Bill Votes Will Show Us the Real Keir Starmer' – Byline Times

How far will Labour go to appease the billionaire press ahead of the general election? We are about to find out, writes Brian Cathcart

Byline Times

In its plans to repeal Section 40, this government is discarding the last shred of its predecessors' commitments to honour the findings of #Leveson.
Hacked Off encourage you to write to your MP in protest of this draconian move.

#ChangeTheMedia #Levesoninquiry #MediaBill #Section40

https://hackinginquiry.org/protect-leveson-email-your-mp/

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"Labour faces wrath of UK media bosses by opposing repeal of regulation rule"

Before you laud #Labour, and decry the media barons, note that #Section40 threatens not only the perfidious red-tops, but also the likes of #PrivateEye and other publications which for various reasons refuse to sign up to a state-backed regulator that has attracted little more than Tiddlywinks World.

#Impress has failed, and #Section40 has no place in the statute book.

#PressRegulation

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/07/labour-faces-wrath-uk-media-bosses-opposing-repeal-regulation-rule?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Labour faces wrath of UK media bosses by opposing repeal of regulation rule

Government plans to abolish section 40 law under which news publishers are liable for libel trial legal costs

The Guardian
Constitutional Court to hand down judgment on same sex parental rights - SABC News

The Constitutional Court will on Thursday hand down judgment on whether Section 40 of the Children's Act is constitutional in relation to same sex parental rights.

SABC News

With the release of the draft #MediaBill and the threatened repeal of #Section40, this is a great time to check out the excellent archive at Discover Leveson. Fully searchable, easy-to-use - highly recommended!

#KnowTheMedia #Leveson

https://discoverleveson.co.uk

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