by Jane Whyatt
Britain’s newspapers, still policing themselves even after the phone hacking scandal and Leveson inquiry, now have an alternative regulator.
IMPRESS, a crowd-funded regulation system, has announced the first titles that will be governed by its regime. They include the left-liberal New Internationalist magazine and a handful of hyperlocal news websites.
Professor Steven Barnett.
Welcoming the new initiative, Steve Barnett of the Hacked Off campaign said:
It’s baby steps at the moment. But it is a very important new development.
In 2011 it was revealed that journalists on the News of the World, Sun and Daily Mirror were hacking into voicemails,…
