As reported by the Newspaper Society: Giving the vote of thanks at the Newspaper Conference annual lunch this week, Mr Jeakings said: “We firmly believe that, by establishing a tough new self regulatory scheme under the Independent Press Standards Organisation together with other news and magazine publishers from across the press, we can guarantee the public the protection it deserves whilst ensuring that the press remains truly free, and unfettered by political interference."
He added: “The regional and local press - in common with newspapers and magazines across the UK – will not be signing up to the cross-party royal charter sealed yesterday. It was devised by politicians and a special interest lobby group and imposed on an unwilling industry.
“And in case anyone is in any doubt we will be appealing yesterday’s decision not to grant a judicial review.”
The lunch was chaired by Trinity Mirror West Midlands and North East political editor Jon Walker and attended by regional press political and London editors, publishers, editors and other senior media industry figures.
