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Coverage of Professor Arday was not legitimate: the letter The Times refused to publish
Guest blog: Professor Paul Wragg replies to the letter published in The Times on 25 August defending the press coverage of Professor Jason Arday. The Times declined to publish his reply. We publish it here in full.
28/8/26
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Defensive, evasive & hypocritical: The press reaction to the death of Jason Arday
The reaction of national newspapers to the death of Professor Jason Arday has exposed a brittle defensiveness at the heart of the press, and a determination to remain outside any meaningful accountability.
26/8/26
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When media abuse of academics becomes the norm in HE
Following the death of Jason Arday, Corinne Fowler writes on the toll of media abuse on academics and what universities must do to protect their staff.
19/8/26
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Professor Arday, IPSO, and the press: steps to end the cycle of tragedy
Guest blog: Professor Paul Wragg, Professor of Media Law at the University of Leeds, on why the press hounding of Professor Jason Arday will happen again unless politicians act.
16/8/26
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Death of Jason Arday: Hacked Off comment
Hacked Off comments on the death of former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday, following weeks of hostile and intrusive national newspaper coverage.
IPSO ties itself in knots over Telegraph complaint
Media lawyer Jonathan Coad complained to IPSO about a Telegraph article claiming Hacked Off wants "state control" of the press. IPSO's response contradicted itself within the space of a few paragraphs.
14/8/26
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The letter the Guardian didn't publish: Tulisa Contostavlos interview
Hacked Off CEO Nathan Sparkes wrote to the Guardian to correct claims about press regulation in its interview with Tulisa Contostavlos. The paper didn't publish it — so we are.
12/8/26
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Guess what was on the "jaw-dropping" list?
How the bare basics, including one toilet roll, became a tabloid headline. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.
Notes from the Campaign Trail: August 2026 Update
Personal reflections from Jacqui Hames on a period of political upheaval — and hope for the new Prime Minister
1/8/26
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Heatwaves Caused by Fall in Pollution? Not really...
What a study on European warming actually found and how it got twisted into a climate-denial talking point. A guest fact-check by Emma Monk of Monk Debunks.
26/7/26
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