Include Online in Plurality
Leveson Inquiry · An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · Issued 29 November 2012 · Addressed to: UK Government
Government responseUK Government: Accepted in part (Aug 2014)
DeliveryNo statement from UK Government found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Online publication should be included in any market assessment for consideration of plurality.
Leveson Inquiry, An Inquiry into the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press · 29 Nov 2012 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Inquiry recommended that online publication be included in market assessments for media plurality. In August 2014, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport concluded that online publications should be included within the scope of any new measurement framework, noting that news and current affairs content is most relevant to plurality (Department for Culture, Media and Sport response, Aug 2014).
Sources
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Report-level response context
Government response
●UK Government · Accepted in part · 6 Aug 2014
Taking into consideration the consultation response and Lord’s Committee report, the Government’s conclusions are therefore: Online should be included within the scope of any new measurement framework. The type of content which is most relevant to media plurality is news and current affairs.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from UK Government has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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