Mail Online worst for Editors' Code breaches | AFP news chief on reporting from Gaza
And High Court says Met should not have been allowed to seize a freelance's materials
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Mail Online tops the IPSO naughty list for 2022 with seven upheld breaches of the Editors' Code.
But this stat has to be considered in the light of the fact that it produces some 1,500 stories PER DAY. The next biggest offenders had three IPSO code breaches each.
It adds up to a story that won't get noticed much, but which showsregulated UK national newspapers are far more reliable and responsible than their detractors might imagine.
The unregulated Guardian, FT, Independent and Evening Standard were never massive offenders when it came to breaches of the Editors' Code. But as they are now outside IPSO it is hard to know how they compare to regulated titles.
The FT and Guardian run in-house regulators, but I have never received a press release about any of their rulings.
Today we also have a guest comment piece from AFP's global news director Phil Chetwynd who has 50 staff reporting out of Israel and Palestine with nine currently trapped in the Gaza Strip.
In case you missed it, the likes of Piers Morgan, Kelvin MacKenzie and Stuart Kuttner had some fascinating insights to share in September when I asked them to describe 'the Murdoch factor' - the key quality that made him so successful.
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Mail Online had most Editors’ Code breaches in 2022
However, IPSO's annual report, using a different timeframe, puts Times and Telegraph top.
High Court backs journalist after Official Secrets Act seizure of devices and documents
In July last year, Metropolitan Police officers seized “a large quantity of electronic devices and documents” from the home and workplace of the unnamed individual who claimed some of the contents were “journalistic or privileged parliamentary materials”
Comment: ‘Our work has never felt more important’
For the moment our team is trapped in Gaza. There is no way out. The Israeli military has told media they will not be targeted, but that our journalists’ safety cannot be guaranteed.
News diary 13 – 19 November: Murdoch’s last day at work, Rwanda scheme ruling
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda this week, from the team at Foresight News.
News in brief
Schools Week says it has been "silenced by legal intimidation" after a consulting firm with a £7.6m government contract threatened to injunct the magazine if it published information - already published on the Department for Education website - about its day rates. (Schools Week)
The Press Recognition Panel has criticised the repeal of Section 40 in the King's Speech, saying the legislation meant publishers with a Leveson-compliant regulator "would be protected from costs if a relevant claim (such as libel) is made against them in the courts, win or lose".
The Public Notice Portal launched in May by the UK's local news industry with £1m from the Google News Initiative has hit one million page views. It displays almost 14,000 live notices at any given time and helps the public find local planning information through their local news sites. Press Gazette wrote about the launch earlier this year.
Ofcom chair Michael Grade has told the Financial Times that the GB News approach of using politicians as presenters is "quite innovative" and fine as "long as they comply with the rules... We don’t want Ofcom dictating who can and can’t present shows - its freedom of expression." (Financial Times)
Lord Rothermere is no longer planning to use Qatari funding for DMGT to buy The Telegraph, according to the FT, which reports he hopes it can fund a bid on its own. (Financial Times)
The Guardian launched a new magazine, Long Read, on newsstands and its shop on Saturday. The first edition is 100 pages long with 55,000 words and has been compared to a "bookazine" for people who want to read these kinds of stories with less distractions. (It’s Nice That)
Podcast 59: From subscriptions to membership at Elle UK
Elle UK editor Kenya Hunt talks to Press Gazette about why she hopes readers will pay £150 a year to become fashion industry insiders as members of Elle Collective.
She also talks about the future of magazines, diversity and why magazine editors have a duty to present images of female beauty responsibly.
Previously on Press Gazette
Daily Mail fails in bid to stop Prince Harry illegal newsgathering legal claim
Comment: To reach Gen Z legacy media must first stop misrepresenting them
Reach redundancies: Company rejects report it will replace journalists with influencers
Journalist questioned by police because car crash reports were so ‘in depth’
Schools Week, education’s ‘cross between FT and Private Eye’, celebrates subs growth
Footballco says it will grow affiliate revenues by 300% in 2023 in drive away from advertising
