Tag Archives: freedom of information

Guest post: Why 2012 is the year to Save FOI

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

This guest post is written by Paul Gibbons, aka FoI Man. Today (Monday 20th February), a group of us are formally launching a new campaign. As the title of this post suggests, we are campaigning to #saveFOI. This week sees … Continue reading →

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Mid-week media law mop up: XX, YY & ZZ; FoI vs Wikileaking and Crime Maps

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

A mid-week round up of UK media law news and comment. Not exhaustive, of course. Apologies for its brevity. Lengthier comment next week! Libel Inforrm>>Case Law: Farrall v Kordowski – assessment of libel damages http://bit.ly/h1OdcC LSE MediaPal>>’Ordinary person’ vs ‘the … Continue reading →

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[Cross-post] 'Freedom of Information in the Wikileaks Era'

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

This post originally appeared on the Inforrm blog. Julian Assange is more than capable of dominating a room he’s not actually in, showed Monday’s event at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, ‘Freedom of Information in the WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

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What to do about libellous Freedom of Information responses?

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Some Friday food for thought on FoIs, which happens to coincide with David Higgerson’s similarly themed weekly post. Francis Davey, an independent barrister who advises technology and media companies in computer and internet law, raised an interesting issue on his … Continue reading →

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Fobbing off with FoI?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Now here’s a curious approach to media relations. Hyperlocal news site VentnorBlog has been told by the Isle of Wight council chief executive, Steve Beynon, to use the Freedom of Information Act to find out the answers to questions about … Continue reading →

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