The Phone Hacking Scandal

As Leveson gets into his stride and the British press further and further into the mire we’re anticipating “The Phone Hacking Scandal; Journalism At The Crossroads” edited by Richard Keeble (featured image) and John Mair.

This unique mixture of thirty academics and journalists analyse the issues and stories that put the papers in the dock.This timely book will be published on February 8th 2012 by Arima.

There will be a debate at Coventry University London Campus chaired by Steve Hewlett with Bob Satchwell (executive director society of editors), Kevin Marsh (former editor ‘Today’& founder ‘Hacked Off’) Richard Peppiatt (recovering tabloid journalist) and Kelvin Mckenzie (former editor ‘the Sun’, tbc). More details of the event can be found here or in our events calendar.