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Hacking Report Urges Tougher British Press Standards

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The Leveson Report on newspaper ethics and practices in Britain calls for a parliamentary statute to support a new body to replace existing self-regulation efforts. The Press Complaints Commission would be replaced with a new body with tougher investigative powers and independent of newspaper influence, and fines ranging upto 1.6 million pounds.

The Leveson Report on British media ethics and practices and calls for a parliamentary statute

11/29/2012

The newspaper industry and prme minister Cameron do not support the call for a parliamentary statute saying this would interfere with freedom of the press. The Labor party and Liberals in Cameron's coalition government say self-regulation has not worked and support a parliamentary statute.

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