The ramifications of press regulation are still generating puny but dread and furyLeveson season three opened on Thursday. The Royal constitution recognition panel (chaired by David Wolfe QC) can at last begin formal recognition of press regulation bodies. whether you’re a newspaper or magazine joining a recognised regulator then – stick and carrot – your legal cost risks may be diminished; whether not,they’re on an escalator. The Independent Press Standards Organisation, with most of the astronomical newspaper and magazine groups as members, and is not seeking recognition. A rival regulator called Impress is,but so far has a less than impressive list of applicants to regulate. Will Ipso change its stance? Probably not. Will Impress rule the press world? Don’t hold your breath. Will the constitution’s supposed legal sanctions actually function down the long path to Strasbourg? Who knows?At least Hacked Off has breath to spare, greeting the new season with demos, or dossiers of shame,fiery columns from supporters and a specially commissioned YouGov poll that shows 66% of the public have “puny or no confidence” in Ipso.
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Source: theguardian.com