The government should resist calls for further press regulation in the wake of the phone hacking scandal. Further regulation would seriously hamper independent journalism

Partridge, Matthew (2011) The government should resist calls for further press regulation in the wake of the phone hacking scandal. Further regulation would seriously hamper independent journalism. British Politics and Policy at LSE (01 Aug 2011). Website.

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In the wake of the News International phone hacking scandal, many have called for further regulation of the press and an investigation into the concentration of media sources. Matthew Partridge argues that these proposals would actually hinder independent comment and journalistic expression.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2011 the author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain N Fine Arts > NE Print media P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2011 15:24
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 07:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/38004

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