Mar 14, 2017 | Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Journalism, News media
In this guest post, journalist and Africa analyst Martin Plaut, calls on the Commonwealth to take a more robust view on new threats to journalistic independence. Do they challenge democracy and human rights as much as freedom of speech? The Commonwealth has a problem:...
Feb 22, 2017 | Fairness, Freedom of expression, Government policy, ILPC Research and Publications, Journalism, News media
The emergence of an everyday digital culture and the increasing use of legal instruments by state actors to collect and access communications data has led to growing concern about the protection of journalistic sources and whistleblowers. With the support of Guardian...
Jul 7, 2016 | Access to information, Ethics, Freedom of information, Journalism, News media, Privacy
Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals, research assistant at the Information Law and Policy Centre, reports from the launch of a new book by Eric Barendt, Emeritus Professor of Media Law at UCL, on anonymous speech in the context of literature, law and politics. On 28 June,...
Jun 29, 2016 | Access to information, Data Privacy, Ethics, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Government policy, Journalism, News media, Privacy
Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals, research assistant at the Information Law and Policy Centre, reports on a research workshop hosted by the University of Cardiff on Digital Citizenship and the ‘Surveillance Society’. A workshop led by researchers at the Cardiff School of...
Apr 21, 2016 | Freedom of expression, Internet regulation, Journalism
In this post, Marion Oswald, Helen James & Emma Nottingham from the Centre for Information Rights, University of Winchester consider the issues for children’s privacy, in light of the recent case of PJS v News Group Newspapers, being considered in the...
Apr 13, 2016 | Access to information, Fairness, ILPC Research and Publications, Journalism
An update on developments in digital court reporting by the Information Law and Policy Centre’s Judith Townend How should courts be reported in the digital age? It’s a question that’s been preoccupying me for a number of years. My understanding of the...
