Wendy Collinson
@wendsxx.bsky.social
Executive Administration Manager @prpanel.bsky.social. Previously @ejnetwork.bsky.social. @publicinterestnews.org.uk, @mumsnet.com and @theguardian.com. MA in Creative Writing from #Birkbeck
Reposted by Wendy Collinson
New polling from @pressjustice.bsky.social backs up our recent YouGov research: the public wants press regulation independent of politicians and publishers – not industry-run complaints systems – and most believe press behaviour hasn’t improved since phone hacking, and is getting worse 📊
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 AM
New polling from @pressjustice.bsky.social backs up our recent YouGov research: the public wants press regulation independent of politicians and publishers – not industry-run complaints systems – and most believe press behaviour hasn’t improved since phone hacking, and is getting worse 📊
Reposted by Wendy Collinson
🧵 Gerry McCann’s BBC Radio 4 Today interview yesterday was a stark reminder that press harm is not historic. Families are still living with intrusive coverage, and people are being “damaged, destroyed on a daily basis.”
Madeleine McCann’s father tells BBC how his family was hounded by press
Gerry McCann, whose daughter vanished in 2007, tells the BBC he believes politicians fear the media.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🧵 Gerry McCann’s BBC Radio 4 Today interview yesterday was a stark reminder that press harm is not historic. Families are still living with intrusive coverage, and people are being “damaged, destroyed on a daily basis.”
Reposted by Wendy Collinson
7 in 10 people think the UK press regularly publishes false information - and most want stronger, more independent press regulation.
An important piece from PRP Board member @zaherah.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇👇
An important piece from PRP Board member @zaherah.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇👇
Seven in ten people think the papers regularly publish false information – we need to improve press regulation
The public perceives serious ongoing problems in journalistic practice.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
7 in 10 people think the UK press regularly publishes false information - and most want stronger, more independent press regulation.
An important piece from PRP Board member @zaherah.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇👇
An important piece from PRP Board member @zaherah.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com 👇👇