Watch this. It’s a bit long, but it’s worth it. It’s a debate that took place last week on Newnight between Nick Davies from the Guardian and Jules Stenson, who was features editor of the News of the World. As well as being about a topic of great interest to those in the media […]
Reflections on the phone-hacking scandal
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been gripped by the continual and ever more shocking revelations in the phone-hacking scandal. It may be just because as a journalist by training, and a media consultant by profession, I’ve got a particular interest, but the implications of the fall-out could touch us all. A few random […]
Phone hacking: how not to manage a crisis
So News International has finally apologised and admitted liability for illegally hacking into the phones of eight people. Its statement said: “Past behaviour at the News of the World in relation to voicemail interception is a matter of genuine regret. It is now apparent that our previous inquiries failed to uncover important evidence and we acknowledge […]
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