Sexism in the Media: what we heard at the press justice project’s fifth conference.
On 13 October we gathered at Outer Temple Chambers for the Press Justice Project’s fifth conference, Sexism in the Media: Impact, Cases and Responses. Over three panels, people from law, journalism, politics and campaigning talked about why women are still silenced, misrepresented and pushed out of public life, and what needs to change.
Our chair, Stephen Kinsella, opened the day wearing a badge in memory of his friend Jo Cox, who was murdered ten years ago. What gets written about women, he said, is never “just hurty words”. Those words spill into real life, with real consequences. It set the tone for everything that followed.
Women, Media and Justice: Challenging Misogyny, Changing the Narrative
Join the Press Justice Project on 13 October as we explore the impact of misogyny in the media and what needs to change.
The Press Justice Project supports people affected by press abuse and campaigns for higher standards across journalism.
On 13 October, we’re bringing that work into focus with an event looking at the ways women are treated by the media, as targets of discrimination in press coverage, and as journalists in the newsroom.
Climate misinformation and press regulation
I’ve found a new use for AI. It can list all the inaccuracies in Daily Mail articles quickly and comprehensively.
Artemus Jones in the 21st Century: Anna Melton v Associated Newspapers
Anna Melton was libelled by the Mail, after a damaging story was bylined with her name.
“Objection AI”: A dystopian vision of the future of reputation management
In a world already run by technology, a new program is evaluating human activity in journalism.
Opinium Polling on press standards
MAJORITY OF BRITS SAY PRESS STANDARDS HAVE NOT IMPROVED SINCE PHONE HACKING SCANDAL & BACK TOUGHER REGULATION OF NEWSPAPERS & NEWS WEBSITES, NEW POLLING REVEALS
How the press keep getting it wrong about the echr
Researchers at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford have published a report examining public debate around the role of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). They found that discussion of the ECHR has been widespread in recent years, and particularly in relation to how it applies to immigration control.
According to their analysis of a wide range of newspaper websites, there have been 379 articles discussing the ECHR, with 75% of these relating to immigration. This is perhaps unsurprising, given that YouGov polling shows immigration has ranked among the population’s top three issues since 2021, and by June 2025 had become the single most important issue to Britons.
However, while public attention regarding immigration and human rights has grown, the report highlights widespread failings by the press to accurately portray the role of the ECHR in the UK’s complex immigration system. For such a complex and salient issue, we must demand better.
Read the full blog here…https://www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/how-the-press-keeps-getting-it-wrong-about-the-echr
The Press Justice Project speaks at university classrooms across the uk
If there is one place that the combatting of press wrongdoing should start, it is the classroom.
THE PRESS OPERATES WITH A “BIAS OF CARICATURES,” JASON WATKINS AND CHRISTOPHER JEFFERIES SAY AT REPUTATION 2025
Tabloid intrusion, media literacy and cultural caricatures — all this and more for starring panelists Jason Watkins and Christopher Jefferies at The Press Justice Project’s (PJP) January conference, Reputation 2025.
REPUTATION 2025: FASCINATING INSIGHTS FROM LAWYERS, REGULATORS & EXPERTS
Reputation 2025, the Press Justice Project's first conference of 2025, took place on January 29th at Miller Insurance.
Among the panelists were some the UK's most eminent media lawyers, regulatory experts and journalists.
HOW NEWSPAPERS GET AWAY WITH UNETHICAL REPORTING OF SMALL BOAT ARRIVALS
Every day, a few hundred people arrive on UK soil after fleeing their own homes due to fear of persecution or their safety.
93,296 people made asylum applications in the UK, in the year ending September 2023.