Monthly Archives: November 2010

Interview with Will Gore from the PCC

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Last Thursday I interviewed Will Gore from the PCC about press regulation in the UK for journalism.co.uk. If only people knew more about the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), says its public affairs director Will Gore, they could learn to love … Continue reading →

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What’s in a headline?

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Every now and again, one of those rare stories comes up. You know the ones – the ‘PC gone mad’ ones that actually do seem to be fairly silly decisions from someone a bit too desperate not to offend.As far … Continue reading →

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Everybody wants to be a ‘crat

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

Are you angry? You should be angry. I’m definitely angry*. Those shameless Eurocrats. Look at them “snatch even more money from hard-pressed British taxpayers” after making a “shameless U-turn”. I just can’t believe that “they have now decided instead on … Continue reading →

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The PCC chair and the funny figures

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Baroness Buscombe, the chair of the Press Complaints Commission, is in the Southern Daily Echo today talking about the organisation’s work. One sentence in particular jumped out at me: She said polling found that 85 per cent of the public … Continue reading →

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