BBCNEWS Ian Hislops 2022 June 4, 2024 13:37:00
Journalists have to contend with are legal changes. yes. why have you, along with other leading editors, put your name to a letter arguing against so—called slapp legislation? this slapp — strategic lawsuits against public participation. this is using legal action as a weapon to try and shut journalism down. i mean, it's very simple, and it's used by lots of extremely rich people for whom money is not a problem, and for whom, er, the method, erm, of legislation means that the story will be killed. erm, and i'm against that, and it's been used by a lot of oligarchs, and it's been used, um, ...