Tag: Society of Editors

17:23 Friday 24th May 2013
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CHRIS MANN: The Government has defended the security services against criticism that they could have done more to prevent an attack which killed a soldier in London on Wednesday. It came out yesterday that the two main suspects had been known to MI5 for some time. Since the attack, calls for the so-called Snoopers Charter to be revived have gained momentum. Our political reporter Georgie Russell joins us from Westminster.
GEORGIE RUSSELL: Well I think Chris ever since it was made public that the two suspects in this case were known by the security services, naturally questions have been asked as to whether MI5, MI6, could have done more to stop this attack on Drummer Lee Rigby taking place. So the Government has come out today to say yes, and investigations will take place to find out what they knew, what action they took, whether mistakes were made and so on. But also the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wanted to go on record and say quite clearly that MI5, MI6, have a very tough job with limited resources. Continue reading “Privacy Security And Social Media”

17:40 Wednesday 13th March 2013
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CHRIS MANN: Today the best way to implement the Leveson Report on Press Regulation was discussed by the leaders of the three main parties at Westminster. It’s understood there is still argument about the idea of giving a new regulatory authority a legal base. Let’s get more reaction now on this from Bob Satchwell, who’s Director of the Cambridge based Society of Editors. We spoke to him last week when he was honoured himself. Bob, welcome to the programme again.
BOB SATCHWELL: Hi. Good to talk.
CHRIS MANN: Now, the three party leaders talking about how the press can be, is it corralled, marshalled, controlled? What’s the word? Continue reading “Bob Satchwell Society Of Editors On Press Regulation”