Mediagazer: David Cameron defies Leveson over press laws (Rowena Mason/Telegraph)

5:35 PM ET, November 29, 2012

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Leveson report published - live coverage — Inquiry recommends new regulator with statutory backstop • Cameron rejects call for statutory body • Politicians got too close to press owners • Met criticised for failing to re-investigate hacking • Hunt gave a ‘perception of bias’ in contacts with News Corp

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Guardian:

Leveson report calls for new press law — Lord Justice Leveson has recommended the introduction of the first press law in Britain since the 17th century - proposing that a statutory body such as Ofcom should take responsibility for monitoring an overhauled Press Complaints Commission.

Committee to Protect Journalists:

Leveson inquiry recommendations undermine free press — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by recommendations to adopt government regulation of the press resulting from the United Kingdom's Leveson inquiry report issued today. — “A media regulatory body anchored …

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Tom Rowley / Telegraph:
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Oliver Wright / The Independent: Bad news for the press? Leveson calls for laws to enforce standards

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:

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James Ball / Guardian:

Leveson's distinction between web and print news ‘will undermine regulation’ — Academics say Lord Justice Leveson has missed opportunity by devoting just one page of report to internet — Online journalists and academics have warned that the Leveson report's attempts to draw a distinction between …

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Robert Andrews / paidContent:

Leveson: Social media and blogs aren't popular enough to carry proper news — The UK's big inquiry in to the culture, practice and ethics of the “press” has recommended a new body to better self-regulate news media — but has overlooked blogs and social networks because they are neither popular nor newsy enough.

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Rowena Mason / Telegraph:

David Cameron defies Leveson over press laws — David Cameron is prepared to block Lord Justice Leveson's key recommendation of new laws to regulate newspapers over fears it could undermine freedom of speech — The Prime Minister said he has “serious misgivings and concerns” …

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@skynewsbreak: Government agrees to draft a bill that would implement the Leveson Report's recommendations #leveson

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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:

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Shara Tibken / CNET:

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

National Journal announces major reorganization — The National Journal will send a memo to staff and hold a meeting today at the Watergate to announce a major reorganization of its newsroom, including news previously confirmed by POLITICO that editor-in-chief Ron Fournier is stepping down.

Kelly Johnson / Sacramento Business Journal:

McClatchy taking on new debt to pay back existing $700 million — Sacramento Business Journal by Kelly Johnson, Staff Writer and Social-Media Strategist … The McClatchy Co., which owns The Sacramento Bee, is buying time on hundreds of millions of debt through a refinance.

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Greg Sandoval / CNET:

Pandora's Web radio bill is doomed — well, for now — If yesterday's hearing on Capitol Hill was any indication, Internet Radio Fairness doesn't have enough Congressional support. — Linda Perry, the song writer who penned Christina Aguilera's hit tune ‘Beautiful,’ saw the song played …

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Chris Velazco / TechCrunch:

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