UNCOVERED: Society of editors - The Untold Story

The Independent’s Bel Trew and Holly Bancroft crowned as winners at Media Freedom Awards

Bel Trew and Holly Bancroft won their categories at the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards

The Independent UK · 14h ago

Evening Standard wins Campaign of the Year for its School Hunger investigation

The Evening Standard has won Campaign of the Year for its School Hunger investigation at the 2023 Society of Editors Media Freedom Awards, which champion the public’s right to know and hold power to account.

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023

New NI anonymity laws ‘would have prevented reporting of Savile allegations’

The Society of Editors described new laws in Northern Ireland as an ‘affront to justice’.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

PM joins police chiefs in calling for press freedom after Just Stop Oil arrests

Radio journalist Charlotte Lynch, documentary maker Rich Felgate and photographer Tom Bowles have all been detained for reporting on the protests.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

UK police asking officers to disclose any personal ties with news reporters

Freedom of speech groups raise over clampdown, which only came to light by accident

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Calls to axe secret police counter-corruption guidance on links with journalists

The Society of Editors and the Crime Reporters Association have written to the College of Policing.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022

English courts get new powers to dismiss Slapp cases against reporters

Strategic lawsuits against public participation have been used by rich to try to stifle free speech

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022