Comments on: Why journalism and politics should remain independent http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/12/leveson-inquiry-press-freedom-3/ for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/12/leveson-inquiry-press-freedom-3/#comment-19055 Your essential weekend reader — 12 must-read articles you may have missed Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:46:33 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=43289#comment-19055 [...] Why journalism and politics should remain independent – Kirsty Hughes detects the hand of Joseph Heller behind Lord Justice Leveson’s report: ‘Catch 22: the press council fails if anyone chooses voluntarily not to join; but if the body fails, compulsory backstop regulation steps in.’ [...]

]]> By: Mike Perez http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/12/leveson-inquiry-press-freedom-3/#comment-18986 Mike Perez Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:49:56 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=43289#comment-18986 That really makes sense. MPs must not vote for a system which would give them no influence over the press. Why not? Because they are MPs.

We have a free press, Mr Murdoch sees to that. Better an Australian businessman in charge than any political influence. We can completely rely on Murdoch to put our freedoms ahead of his business interests.

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