Leaked info and press regulation

Title

Leaked info and press regulation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Following revelations in a letter by Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission Lord Oliver Ross McGregor that the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana leaked news of their marriage rift themselves, he speaks of his difficult position. Also includes earlier comments condemning press coverage of the breakup. Also interviews with The Guardian editor Peter Preston and The Sunday Times editor Andrew Neil about press and information regulation and Conservative MP Sir Ivan Lawrence who is campaigning for tougher controls on the press. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Preston; Andrew Neil; Ivan Lawrence; Oliver Ross McGregor

Keywords

Data protection; Newspapers; Press; Family disorganization; Freedom of the press; Royal family; Royalty; Prince Charles; Buckingham Palace; Right to privacy; The Guardian; Princess Diana; Princess of Wales; Prince of Wales; Marriage dissolution; Press Complaints Commission

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