Tag Archive for Media

Creating a link that doesn’t exist

Lord Norton

The House of Lords has been the subject of much media attention over the past few days.  You may think the reason for this is obvious.  It isn’t.  One peer engages in private conduct that attracts public opprobrium.  As I have pointed out elsewhere, there is no reason to link private behaviour with institutional reform. …

Light touch or right touch regulation?

Baroness Deech

Like everyone else, I am waiting to see what Sir Brian Leveson recommends in his report on the media, due in a few days’ time.  I have no decided views at the moment about press regulation, except that I am very well aware of how difficult it is to regulate what is on the internet,…

Public attitudes towards the press

Lord Norton

I received yesterday a copy of the survey of public attitudes towards conduct in public life carried out by BMRB Social Research for the Committee on Standards in Public Life.   The survey, conducted earlier this year, covers the media as well as politicians.  Its findings on the media tend to reinforce the points made in my…

A crisis of confidence in the press?

Lord Norton

There is frequent discussion of a decline in trust in Parliament.  According to Eurobarometer data from earlier this year, 27 per cent of the population trust Parliament.  This compares with 34 per cent six months before.  In some countries,  such as Denmark, more than 70 per cent of those questioned trust Parliament. There may thus be…

Lords and media 2

Lord Norton

Peers complain at times when the media pay little attention to the House. On occasion, though, they have grounds for complaint when the House is covered. There are times when reporting of the House derives from a very limited knowledge of the institution, resulting in inaccurate information being carried. Perhaps the most consistent bugbear as…