Abstract
‘We are not here to focus on the good journalists. We don't need an inquiry for them. We are here to consider the bad ones. The Press is on trial here, and not simply in this room but also out there in the court of public opinion. And they know it. That is why they are so scared of what evidence has been heard here.’
— David Sherborne, counsel for the “core participant victims” in the Leveson Inquiry
‘Mr Gove, I do not need to be told about the importance of free speech. I really don't.’
— Lord Justice Leveson, at his inquiry, to Michael Gove, education secretary
‘The lies are over now. I understand the gravity of my position. I want to apologise to everyone I have let down, especially my editors and readers.’
— Jonah Lehrer, on his resignation from The New Yorker, after making up Bob Dylan quotes
‘Newspapers are a business like no other and it's been an absolute privilege to have led Trinity Mirror in this fascinating and all-consuming role.’
— Sly Bailey, on departing the CEO role at Trinity Mirror
‘While Ms Bailey received well over £12m in pay, bonuses and other benefits since her arrival, her staff have been demoralised by endless rounds of job cuts and newspaper closures.’
— Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, on the departure of Sly Bailey