U.K. Papers Threaten Boycott Over New Press Regulation Deal…Told They Have ‘Nothing to Fear’
Monday, March 18, 2013 9:25
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- The phone hacking scandal of the Murdoch-owned U.K. paper News of the World lead to an inquiry into British press standards that said newspapers “wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people.”
- This led British politicians to discuss new press regulations and implementation of recommendations made by Lord Justice Brian Leveson, who led the 2011 inquiry into the scandal.
- Free speech advocates feared new press regulations would stifle freedom of the press.
- Ahead of a deal struck Monday, three
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