Jun 8, 2017 | Access to information, Data Privacy, Freedom of information
The Law Commission has invited interested parties to write submissions commenting on the proposals outlined in a consultation report on ‘official data protection’. The consultation period closed for submissions on 3 May, although some organisations have...
May 3, 2017 | Data Privacy, Freedom of information, Journalism, News media, Privacy, Surveillance
In this guest post for World Press Freedom Day, Julie Posetti at the University of Wollongong, analyses how mass surveillance and data retention regimes are threatening journalists’ sources. Her new UNESCO report explores similar themes to the Information Law...
Feb 27, 2017 | Access to information, Freedom of expression, ILPC Research and Publications, Internet regulation, News media
By Judith Townend, University of Sussex and Richard Danbury, De Montfort University Donald Trump has declared war on anonymous sources and wants to ban their use by journalists. In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 24, he...
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,...
