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The Media Show: Libel, Contempt and the PCC

Libel, Contempt and the PCC

03/08/2011

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Libel, Contempt and the PCC

Hacking, libel, contempt and problems at the PCC. Where does this leave the British press?

More bad news for the tabloid press as two papers are fined for contempt. The latest on the hacking scandal, and will Google Plus be the new Facebook? Presented by Steve Hewlett.

With the press themselves making headlines yet again - following settlements over libel allegations and two rulings over contempt, in the wake of the Chris Jefferies case - Steve Hewlett tries to find out what this latest scandal means for newspapers. As the former Managing Editor of the News of the World Stuart Kuttner is arrested, are we any nearer to finding out exactly who knew what and when at News Corp? And will Google+ finally open up the social network market for the search engine giant?

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