Hacked Off, NUJ and Media Standards Trust discuss press regulation

• Parliament TV: Press regulation - where are we now?
• Inquiry: Press regulation - where are we now?
• Select Committee on Communications

Witnesses

Tuesday 27 January, Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster

At 3.30 pm

• Hugh Tomlinson QC, media law barrister and Chairman, Hacked Off
• Joan Smith, phone hacking victim and Executive Director, Hacked Off
• Dr Evan Harris, Associate Director, Hacked Off

Possible lines of questioning

The witnesses are likely to face questions from the Committee on issues including:

• Events leading up to the creation of Hacked Off, and the organisation’s funding arrangements
• Its assessment of the recommendations made by the Leveson report, as well as the interpretation of those recommendations
• Their opinion of the new regulators, IMPRESS and IPSO, and whether they will bring about any change in the current situation for their representatives

At 4.10 pm

• Paul Vickers, Chairman, Regulatory Funding Company (RFC)

Possible lines of questioning

• The RFC’s relationship to IPSO and the independence of the RFC
• Clarification on the scope and ownership of the Editors’ Code of Practice

At 4.40 pm

• Dr Martin Moore, Director, Media Standards Trust
• Professor Chris Frost, Chair of the National Union of Journalists' Ethics Council

Possible lines of questioning

• Their assessment of IPSO and IMPRESS
• Their opinion on how clear the current process is for someone wishing to make a complaint against a newspaper
• The impact of membership of IPSO on the local press
• Whether there is any concern about the potential costs of arbitration for local and regional press

Further information

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