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Spring / Summer 2016 Magazine of the Chartered Institute of Journalists Spring/Summer 2016 TheJServingournal professional journalism since 1912 Televising the courts must be “more than a media gimmick” he Chartered Institute of Journalists said: “This is progress, but the bigger regional press has faced enormous welcomes television coverage of issue is the failure of the media to maintain financial challenges in that time, some Tcriminal sentencing in England & proper day-to-day coverage of the legal have responded with skill and enterprise Wales but warns it will be “just a media system at all levels. to maintain readership. Too many haven’t. gimmick” unless something is done to They have abandoned news gathering halt the disastrous decline of courtroom Collapse despite clear evidence that people want reporting and coverage. “Over the last 20 years there has been a news. This is where the industry has failed Television cameras are set to be allowed dangerous collapse in commissioning and to support democracy. into sentencing hearings at English and retaining court reporting journalists and “In November I visited the Lord Chief Welsh Crown Courts for the first time in resources in local, regional and national Justice’s court in the Strand and observed a pilot scheme following the live coverage media. By my calculation, in the last thirty several significant hearings that should of proceedings at the Court of Appeal and years nine tenths of court reporting has have been reported by the national media, Supreme Court. been liquidated.” but were not. The failure to staff these The project is being funded by the BBC, Professor Crook was the UK’s first important events and report them to Sky, ITN and the Press Association at no specialist broadcast legal affairs the public means that a vital part of our cost to the public purse. correspondent, working for IRN/LBC constitution and the operation of justice Professor Tim Crook, Chairman of the during the 1980s and ’90s. will remain in the dark. Institute’s Professional Practices Board, He added: “Although the local and “This cannot be good for democracy.” Congratulations, Mark and Janice! ur Institute has a new President. Mark some criticism of OCroucher, a freelance journalist and the Institute’s new former head of communications at the UK President in Press Independence Party, has been appointed Gazette and on various to succeed Paul Leighton as President, blog sites, citing having been elected Vice-President by the Croucher’s political photo: © Ken Brookes membership of the Institute in 2014. Janice background. In Shillum Bhend, also a freelance, has been response, CIoJ Journal elected unopposed as Vice-President, and Editor Andy Smith will automatically succeed Croucher in clarified the Institute’s two years’ time. non-political stance The Presidential Handover took place at and said that “as an Europe House, headquarters ofthe opean organisation we have Office in London on March 4. Our guest no party political speaker on this occasion was Ukip deputy axe to grind” and leader Paul Nuttall MEP. In his acceptance that “we have had New president, Mark Croucher, welcomes Janice Shillum Bhend speech, Croucher said it was time for the in the leadership of as Vice-President. industry to start fighting back against the Institute over recent those who have spent the last few years years members and supporters of the silence him because of his past role with attacking it: “We are seeing an alarming Conservative, Liberal Democrat and UKIP is the type of censorship of which mis-use of government power as various Labour parties, but mostly people of no Hacked Off would be proud.” organisations find that a free press is not party-political allegiance whatsoever. We congratulate the Institute’s new to their liking,” he said, “the Institute will Mark has been selected for his journalistic President and Vice-President on their continue to oppose these measures and to and communications skills and his new roles and look forward to what will stand up for the freedom of the press.” longstanding service to the CIoJ, not for undoubtedly be a busy and active two Following the Handover there was his past political affiliations. Attempting to years for the CIoJ. Andy Smith Editor’s Comment Editor Hacked off with Hacked Off egular readers of the Journal will in its determination to impose full-blown not be surprised to learn that I have State regulation of the press. In defending Rnever been a big fan of Hacked Off. its actions, Hacked Off tries to point the From the moment this group of would-be finger of suspicion at the Culture Secretary, media censors started to bring its weight to suggesting that he has an ulterior motive bear on the Leveson Inquiry it has behaved for his opposition to press regulation. The like a bully, deploying highly unethical fact is, as we in the Institute know, that practices to advance its cause – namely John Whittingdale has been a defender Assistant Editor: Stuart Millson achieving State regulation of the press and of press freedom throughout his political Production Editor: Dominic Cooper preventing journalists from investigating career, as his speech to the Institute six the activities of the rich and powerful. But years ago, when he was guest of honour at even I was shocked by the group’s latest our Presidential Handover at the National In this issue: tactic, which was to instigate a vicious Liberal Club, amply demonstrated. Hacked vendetta and smear campaign against Off wants people to assume that everyone A word from the President p.3 Culture Secretary John Whittingdale. opposed to State regulation of the press Media Crackdown in Turkey p.4 Whilst claiming to be opposed to “media must have some hidden vested interest for intrusion” Hacked Off was instrumental so doing. In Mr Whittingdale’s case it is Egyptian Knowledge Bank p.5 in revealing aspects of Mr Whittingdale’s purely that he doesn’t share Hacked Off’s private life. The group had embarked upon vision of tightly regulated newspapers. Fifty Years of BBC Outlook p.6 this hypocritical course of action purely Hacked Off is currently trying to get Women in the Media p.7 because the Culture Secretary had stood official recognition for its own press up for the freedom of the press and had regulator, IMPRESS. Thankfully, it is not A Glimpse of History pp.8-9 resisted Hacked Off bullying and was thus getting very far. So, knowing what Hacked considered a “legitimate target” in Hacked Off is like, we can probably expect yet more Press Awards pp.10-11 Off’s war against journalism. bullying and demonising of journalists Halting the stampede p.12 What twisted morality is this? To target and of those politicians who oppose a Minister and to rake through his private State regulation of newspapers. In these Bookshelf p.13 life without the slightest shred of evidence circumstances it is all the more important of any political or other wrong-doing is an that our Institute stands firm in defence Obituaries p.14-15 utterly vile tactic, even by Hacked Off’s of Britain’s free press. We look to our new That referendum thing p.16 warped standards. It shows how desperate President, Mark Croucher, to lead the next this anti-press lobby group is becoming phase of our campaign. The views contained in The Journal are those of the Andy Smith Editor and contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the Chartered Institute of Journalists. EDITORSHIP OF THE JOURNAL All rights reserved. © CIoJ 2016 Andy Smith, who has served as Editor of the Institute’s Journal for the past 13 years, has indicated that he wishes to retire from this post by the end of 2016. The Institute is therefore seeking a volunteer from within the membership to take on this key role, which carries a small honorarium. Is this something that could interest you? If so, for a preliminary chat about what is involved, please call the CIoJ Chief Executive, Dominic Cooper, on email [email protected]. TheJournal STOP PRESS ISSN 1361-7656 CIoJ Council and PPB Concerns over BBC he Chartered Institute of Journalists Your Council members are: Thas expressed concern over “the trend News or views intended for publication Norman Bartlett towards State control” demonstrated by the should be sent to: Andy Smith Government’s White Paper on the future of the BBC. The CIoJ’s new President, Mark The Chartered Institute of Journalists Keith Lockwood 2 Dock Offices, Surrey Quays Road, Michael Evans Croucher, said: “It is unfortunate that while London SE16 2XU the Secretary of State rightly opposes the extension of State interference in the printed E-mail: [email protected] The Ex Officio members of Council are: Mark Croucher, President press he seems less interested in safeguarding Tel: +44 (0)20 7252 1187 Michael Hardware, Honorary Treasurer the independence of the nation’s public service Fax: +44 (0)20 7232 2302 broadcaster. We do not want to see a BBC in Janice Shillum Bhend, Vice-President Web: www.cioj.co.uk which journalists always have to look over Paul Leighton, Immediate Past President Twitter: @CIoJournalist their shoulder and where their reports may be Tim Crook, Chairman, PPB influenced by the political colour of the BBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ Board.” pages/Chartered-Institute-of- Your PPB members are: He added: “We understand Ministers’ Journalists/108017897514 Tim Crook, Chairman concerns that the BBC is not always politically LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/ Campbell Thomas, Vice-Chairman impartial, but creating a BBC Board that could groups/Chartered-Institute- Amanda Brodie veer editorially from the Guardian to the Daily Journalists-63500 Janice Shillum Bhend Telegraph and back with every change of Norman Bartlett government is hardly a practical solution.
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