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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

Police must reject rules which would withhold names of suspects – media chiefs

Proposals by the College of Policing would see police forces no longer automatically name people charged with some crimes, including child sex abuse.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

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