Briefings

Daily Mail Hacking Trial
All the latest on the allegations in the Mail hacking trial
12/2/26
Briefings
ITV's The Hack: Policy briefing
ITV's The Hack is broadcast throughout October
24/9/25
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Parliamentary briefing: press standards & Leveson 2
Download our latest Parliamentary briefing on press standards and Leveson Part Two.
4/10/24
Briefings
Murdoch’s Puppet Show: Pulling on the Strings of Government
A Hacked Off analysis of Government transparency data has revealed the extent of press and Government interactions over the 12 month period from September 2022 to September 2023.
6/2/24
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Understanding "section 40"
Explainer on section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, setting out what it does and correcting misrepresentations by newspapers and politicians, with the text of the section.
21/11/23
Briefings
Fewer than 3% of Intrusion into Grief complaints upheld
Research carried out by Hacked Off has revealed the strikingly low proportion of “Intrusion into grief or shock” complaints upheld against the press.
12/7/22
Briefings
Briefing on press reporting of fatal domestic abuse
Hacked Off briefing calling for better press reporting of domestic violence, after coverage was found to justify perpetrators and blame victims.
10/12/20
Briefings
IPSO flounders after damning report exposes its impotence
Analysis of a report on IPSO, noting it has not fined any newspaper in six years despite claims of powers to fine up to £1 million.
18/3/20
Briefings
Explainer: Where do political parties stand on protecting the public from press abuse?
Explainer setting out what a new Government should do to protect the public from press abuse and where the parties stand on independent press regulation.
4/2/20
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Hacked Off response to consultation on News UK undertakings
Hacked Off welcomes the spirit of proposed amendments to the Times undertakings but warns some risk new threats to editorial independence.
16/7/19
Briefings
Cairncross urged to “recommend the adoption of an independent regulator for the newspaper industry, to increase public trust and support its long-term sustainability” in Hacked Off submission
Hacked Off's submission to the Cairncross Review urges it to recommend an independent press regulator to increase public trust and sustainability.
17/9/18
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