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The Media Show: Tommy Robinson and the rules of journalism

17/07/2019

Tommy Robinson and the rules of journalism

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Tommy Robinson and the rules of journalism

Is it fair to condemn breaking the contempt of court rules, but celebrate publishing leaked secret documents as a journalistic scoop?

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has been jailed for contempt of court for his coverage of a sex abuse trial. Separately, journalist Isabel Oakeshott has grabbed headlines with her story about what the former British ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, thought of Donald Trump, based on leaked secret diplomatic cables. So what is Tommy Robinson actually guilty of? And why does he get jail time, whilst the publication of diplomatic documents - and a potential breach of the Official Secrets Act - is celebrated?

We hear from media law trainer David Banks, award-winning Buzzfeed UK senior reporter Emily Dugan, The Sun columnist Trevor Kavanagh and BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani.

Presenter: Amol Rajan
Producer: Paul Waters

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