Why didn't Shannon Matthews get the same press coverage as Madeline McCann?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/missing-the-contrasting-searches-for-shannon-and-madeleine-790207.html

March 2008: Brendan Harris, 15, and Ryan Herbert, 16 named as murderers of Sophie Lancaster

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/28/ukcrime

Changes

Hi Year 13

As you can see I've reorganised the blog. I hope you find it more user friendly.
Please continue to post any useful links and comments.
Please also take part in my new poll.
I'm looking foward to seeing your presentations and adding them to the blog.

Ms Wigley

Important facts you need to know:

What is a court injunction?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_injunction

Express awards damages to McCanns for defamation

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/08/the_father_of_madeleine_mccann.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/19/pressandpublishing.medialaw

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3582501.ece

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/13/pressandpublishing.dailyexpress?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Daily Mirror - Fake Torture Pics

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3680327.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3716613.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/dec/09/iraqandthemedia.mirror

Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate attack - Sunday Mirror fined £75,000 for contempt of court:

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1653999,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4397726,00.html

Issues of national security

Anika found this article on the relationship between the press and Prince Harry:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/09/military.monarchy

Princess Diana - Privacy

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/hamlyn/princess.htm
Alisha found this great site on the law with regards to princess Diana's death:

Issues surrounding the demonisation of Jamie Bulger's killers by the tabloid press and the court injuction protecting their new identities

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2001/oct/19/pressandpublishing.bulger

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2001/dec/05/bulger.uknews

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/feb/06/bulger.ukcrime

http://pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk/sr249/stack.htm

Issues regarding Political Bias

Britsh Press accused of encouraging anti-semitism by Israeli Government in 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/jan/25/raceandreligion.television

Very Useful Websites

Editors' Code of Practice
If you click on the link below it will take you to the Press Comnplaints Commisson website. This gives details of the recent cases that have been brought before the PCC and the decisions made. It also contains the Editors' Code of Practice which forms the basis of press self-regulation
http://www.pcc.org.uk/index2.html

Northallerton College Website
This college website contains information on the topic we are studying (Freedom, Regulation and Control in the British Press):
http://www.northallertoncoll.org.uk/media/controlbp.htm

Welcome to our Media Studies Blog!

Hello Yr 13! This is the blog we are going to use to record our work on:

"Freedom Regulation and Control in the British Press"