85-636: The Independent Press Standards Organisation ( IPSO ) is the largest independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. It was established on 8 September 2014 after the windup of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), which had been the main industry regulator of the press in the United Kingdom since 1990. IPSO exists to promote and uphold the highest professional standards of journalism, and to support members of
170-753: A "ban on Jews" and thus antisemitic. The RIBA motion had called for the suspension of the Israeli Association of United Architects over the building of illegal settlements in Palestine. Following a complaint to the Press Complaints Commission , the Chronicle published a letter of response from David Mond, in which he accused the paper of inspiring "its readers to see antisemitism in every critic" of Israel. In August 2016, dozens of prominent Jewish activists including Miriam Margolyes , Ilan Pappe and Michael Rosen signed an open letter censuring
255-654: A "longtime supporter of hawkish pro-Israel causes", the Likud party, and Benjamin Netanyahu. However, Singer's hedge-fund company has denied the claim. There were also concerns about the potential conflict of interest for Gibb, who sat on the BBC's editorial standards committee while his JC editor has been critical of the BBC's coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict. On 15 March 2024, The Jewish Chronicle announced ownership of
340-543: A biased view. We are presenting one aspect of all the news that is going on. Nobody gets all their news from The JC ; we're a complementary news source." In 2014, he apologised on behalf of the paper for running an advertisement by the Disasters Emergency Committee appealing for funds for humanitarian relief for Gaza . He said that he and the paper did not support the appeal and were "entirely supportive" of Operation Protective Edge . He disputed
425-814: A bid to buy the two papers, giving editorial control to the senior staff of the News . However, a £2.5 million counter-offer, supported by the editor, was accepted by the liquidators and trust in what The Guardian described as a brief but messy takeover bid. The consortium was led by Robbie Gibb and included John Woodcock , broadcasters Jonathan Sacerdoti and John Ware and Jonathan Kandel , former Charity Commission chairman William Shawcross , Rabbi Jonathan Hughes , Investec 's corporate and institutional banking chief operating officer Robert Swerling , managing partner at EMK Capital Mark Joseph, and Tom Boltman , head of strategic initiatives at Kovrr , with support from anonymous philanthropists. The consortium said it
510-409: A case involving a sexual offence against a child – i) The child must not be identified. ii) The adult may be identified. iii) The word "incest" must not be used where a child victim might be identified. iv) Care must be taken that nothing in the report implies the relationship between the accused and the child. 8) Hospitals * i) Journalists must identify themselves and obtain permission from
595-577: A conflict of interest when the Enron Corporation collapsed. He had been a member of the company's audit committee. Sir Christopher Meyer was appointed in 2002 following a brief period of interim chairmanship by Professor Robert Pinker , leaving in 2008. In 2006, the PCC received 3,325 complaints from members of the public. Around two-thirds of these were related to alleged factual inaccuracies, one in five related to alleged invasions of privacy and
680-468: A departmental committee, headed by Sir David Calcutt , to investigate whether a body with formal legal powers should be created to regulate the industry. The report, published in June 1990, concluded that a voluntary body, with a full, published code of conduct should be given eighteen months to prove its effectiveness. Should it fail, the report continued, a legally empowered body would replace it. Members of
765-611: A fortnightly, with Joseph Mitchell as its editor. In 1847, it became again a weekly newspaper. A. Benisch , who became the proprietor and editor in 1855, bequeathed the paper to the Anglo-Jewish Association in 1878, who sold it to its new editor and anti-Zionist Asher I. Myers , Sydney M. Samuel and Israel David. In 1881, the leaders of the Jewish community in London were being criticised for not campaigning against
850-488: A full apology, together with an article by Ibrahim Hewitt , chair of trustees of Interpal. In November 2019, The Jewish Chronicle published a ruling by IPSO that it had breached the Editors' Code of Practice in relation to claims in four articles about a Labour Party member published in early 2019. IPSO also expressed significant concerns about the newspaper's failure to answer IPSO's questions and said it considered that
935-814: A fully independent body with the purpose of carrying out activities in relation to the recognition of press regulators. IPSO has said that it will not seek approval from the Press Recognition Panel (PRP), which has officially recognised the regulator IMPRESS . Several of the broadsheet newspapers, including the Financial Times , The Independent and The Guardian , have declined to take part in IPSO. The Financial Times and The Guardian have established their own independent complaints systems instead. IPSO regulates more than 1,500 print titles and more than 1,100 online titles, including most of
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#17327659906621020-570: A high-profile figure, is able to bring a complaint against a publication that had volunteered to meet the standards of the Code. Members of the Commission adjudicate whether the Code has indeed been broken, and, if so, suggest appropriate measures of correction. These have included the printing of a factual correction, an apology or letters from the original complainant. The Commission does not impose financial penalties on newspapers found to have broken
1105-416: A loss of about £1.1 million, following a loss of £460,000 in the previous year. After a number of years of declining circulation and a pension deficit, the reserves of its owners since 1984, the charity The Kessler Foundation, had been exhausted and they planned to introduce revenue and cost measures to reduce losses. According to the editor, the paper had been facing the "real threat" of having to close and
1190-594: A moderate Zionist and an associate of Theodor Herzl , known as the father of the State of Israel . After service as a soldier in World War II during which his father had died, Kessler found that the editor, Ivan Greenberg , had taken a right-wing Zionist position highly critical of moderate Zionists and the British policy in Palestine. Kessler, after a struggle with the newspaper's board, sacked Greenberg and installed
1275-653: A moderate editor. By the early 1960s, the Kessler family owned 80% of the newspaper's shares. To safeguard the newspaper's future, Kessler created a foundation ownership structure loosely modelled on the Scott Trust , owners of The Guardian . Kessler was chairman for nearly 30 years until his death in 1999. Joseph Finklestone wrote for the paper from 1946 to 1992 in roles including sports editor, chief sub-editor, home news editor, assistant editor, foreign editor, and diplomatic editor. Geoffrey Paul ( né Goldstein)
1360-610: A new system in July 2011. The Leveson Inquiry was set up and reported in November 2012 but there since has been deadlock over its proposals for self-regulation despite the establishment of a Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press . Lord Hunt was appointed Chairman of the Commission in October 2011. In December 2011 Lord Hunt announced his plans to replace the PCC with a new independent regulator. Hunt also wants to introduce
1445-462: A questionable résumé. One of his articles claimed Israel had intelligence that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was planning to smuggle Israeli hostages to Iran and accompany them there. This echoed a talking point previously raised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and was seen by commentators in Israel as an attempt to drum up support for Netanyahu's unpopular stance in hostage negotiations at
1530-450: A responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquiries. ii) The restrictions on intruding into privacy are particularly relevant to enquiries about individuals in hospitals or similar institutions. 9) Reporting of Crime * (i) Relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent, unless they are genuinely relevant to
1615-630: A television programme. Mayhew sued for libel, arguing that his comments were anti-Zionist , but not antisemitic. He dropped the case after receiving a public apology from both Edelman and the newspaper in the High Court . A complaint by Mayhew to the Press Council in April 1971, about the editing of a published letter to the editor, was denied. In 2009, an International Solidarity Movement activist accepted £30,000 damages and an apology from
1700-402: A voluntary, paid-for, ' kitemarking ' system for blogs. The kitemark would indicate that the blogger has agreed to strive for accuracy, and to be regulated. Bloggers would lose their kitemark if complaints against them were repeatedly upheld. He plans to start the roll-out by targeting bloggers that cover current affairs. When asked about his proposals in an interview Hunt said "At the moment, it
1785-771: Is a reasonable expectation of privacy. 4) Harassment * i) Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit. ii) They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on their property when asked to leave and must not follow them. If requested, they must identify themselves and whom they represent. iii) Editors must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use non-compliant material from other sources. 5) Intrusion into grief or shock i) In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. This should not restrict
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#17327659906621870-405: Is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so. 12) Discrimination i) The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability. The Jewish Chronicle The Jewish Chronicle ( The JC ) is a London -based Jewish weekly newspaper. Founded in 1841, it
1955-477: Is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. ii) Editors will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual's private life without consent. Account will be taken of the complainant's own public disclosures of information. iii) It is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent. Note – Private places are public or private property where there
2040-457: Is like the Wild West out there. We need to appoint a sheriff." The precursor to the PCC was the Press Council , a voluntary press organisation founded in 1953 with the aim of maintaining high standards of ethics in journalism. However, in the late 1980s, several newspapers breached these standards and others were unsatisfied with the effectiveness of the council. The Home Office thus set up
2125-434: Is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. Its editor (since December 2021 ) is Jake Wallis Simons . The newspaper is published every Friday (except when this is a Jewish holiday , when it appears earlier in the week) providing news, opinion pieces, social, cultural and sports reports, as well as editorials and a spectrum of readers' opinions on the letter page. The news section of its website
2210-520: Is updated several times a day. The average weekly circulation in 2018 was 20,141, of which 7,298 were free copies, down from 32,875 in 2008. In February 2020, it announced plans to merge with the Jewish News but, in April 2020, entered voluntary liquidation and was acquired from the liquidators by a private consortium of political insiders, broadcasters and bankers. The paper's political stance under editor Jake Wallis Simons subsequently moved to
2295-527: The Daily Mail written by Jan Moir about the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately . Moir had described events leading up the death as "sleazy" and "less than respectable". On 17 February the PCC confirmed that although it was "uncomfortable with the tenor of the columnist's remarks", it would not uphold the complaints made. As of 12 January 2011, the Northern and Shell group (often referred to as
2380-632: The Press Gazette reported its situation as "facing a grave closure threat". Jonathan Goldstein , chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council , organised a consortium of 20 individuals, families and charitable trusts to make donations to The Kessler Foundation to enable its continued support of the newspaper. Alan Jacobs , founder of Jacobs Capital , became the new chairman. In February 2020, The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News announced plans to merge, subject to raising
2465-463: The pogroms that were taking place in the Russian Empire . Under the leadership of Francis Henry Goldsmid , the pogroms were not mentioned by the newspaper and it was only after the feminist Louisa Goldsmid gave her support following calls to arms by an anonymous writer named "Juriscontalus" and Asher Myers of The Jewish Chronicle that action was taken. Public meetings were then held across
2550-837: The Code. Many publishers have added clauses to the contracts of editors of newspapers and magazines giving them the option to dismiss editors who are judged to have breached the PCC Code of Practice. The PCC and its adherents claim that by attaching personal significance to the role of the PCC in the editors' mind, its role has become more effective. The section titles of the code of practice on which judgements are made are as follows: 1) Accuracy i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures. ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and – where appropriate – an apology published. In cases involving
2635-532: The Commission, prominence should be agreed with the PCC in advance. iii) The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact. iv) A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is published. 2) Opportunity to reply A fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for. 3) Privacy * i) Everyone
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2720-615: The Declaration was issued, however, the paper became critical of Chaim Weizmann . Greenberg was discontented with the too vague definition of the Zionist goals and wanted him to state clearly that Palestine must be politically Jewish. He wanted to define the "National Home" as a Jewish Commonwealth. Although JC's support of Zionism somewhat decreased after Greenberg's death, it has consistently devoted considerable space to Israel and Zionism. Under Leopold Greenberg, The Jewish Chronicle
2805-566: The Express Group) of publications withdrew its subscription to the PCC. According to the PCC, "a refusal to support the self-regulatory system financially means that a newspaper publisher effectively withdraws from the PCC's formal jurisdiction, which the PCC considers regrettable". Consequently, the Daily & Sunday Express, Scottish Daily & Sunday Express, Daily & Sunday Star, OK!, New magazine and Star magazine are no longer bound by
2890-525: The High Court did not accept as they did not comply with the principles set out in the Leveson report, including independence and access to arbitration. The industry therefore continued with its own proposals, despite fears that industry representatives would still have powers of veto over the chairman and other board members. The Media Standards Trust also published a critique analysing in detail where
2975-622: The IPSO itself to have breached its code of practice 28 times." He suggested IPSO's failure to act was in part due to the regulator's unwillingness to attract accusations of attempting to silence the paper from the Conservative Party , who benefitted politically from the debate around antisemitism in the Labour Party in which the paper was a prominent player. He also identified The Jewish Chronicle ' s owner Robbie Gibb as an obstacle to an IPSO investigation into standards at
3060-454: The JC had published details of the family members of the defendant without valid justification. In August 2019, the British charity Palestinian Relief and Development Fund (Interpal) received an apology, damages of £50,000 and legal costs after The Jewish Chronicle published "false and defamatory allegations", implying that it had links to terrorist activity. On 23 August, the paper published
3145-610: The Jewish Chronicle's editorial position on Israel as "my country, right or wrong", describing its editor, Wallis Simons, as "behaving like a political activist, not a journalist". In September 2014, The Jewish Chronicle published an editorial alleging the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) voted for a ban on Israelis joining the International Union of Architects (IUA) and was in effect
3230-519: The Labour in Exile Network. In reality Wadsworth had not attended the meeting, had issued no such threats and was not a member of the Labour in Exile Network. The newspaper admitted the story was false in all respects, issued an apology, and agreed to pay substantial damages and legal costs. The presiding judge stated “This was a serious mistake for the Jewish Chronicle to have made.” Following
3315-680: The Labour party and had complaints about factually inaccurate reporting upheld by the regulator between 2018 and 2021 or, in three instances, had been libelled by the paper. The complainants alleged that the paper's editorial standards were "shockingly low" and stated that "unless standards there improve there will be more victims, while readers will continue to be misled." Writing in the Byline Times , Brian Cathcart , Professor of Journalism at Kingston University , argued that IPSO had failed to act on "the collapse of journalism standards at The Jewish Chronicle ", which he stated had "been found by
3400-543: The NUJ announced that it was backing the regulator IMPRESS, as it believed “it represents the best opportunity we have for independent press regulation” and it provided an alternative “to those national newspapers and their publishers who continue to fail to take their responsibilities seriously”. Press Complaints Commission The Press Complaints Commission ( PCC ) was a voluntary regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of
3485-517: The PCC's code of practice, and the public no longer has recourse to making complaints through the PCC. The Guardian newspaper reported in May 2011 that social media messages are to be brought under the remit of the PCC after it ruled in February 2011 that information posted on Twitter should be considered public and publishable by newspapers. Any member of the public, whether a relative unknown or
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3570-519: The UK's national newspapers. IPSO is a self-regulator paid for by its member publishers though the Regulatory Funding Company. The Hacked Off campaign group described IPSO as a "sham" and "the illusion of reform". Hacked Off state that IPSO is "owned and controlled by the very newspapers it is supposed to regulate", and it "does nothing to stop them. Its code says papers must not publish inaccurate material, but it has neither
3655-406: The apology, The Jewish Chronicle , its editor Stephen Pollard, and senior reporter Lee Harpin paid substantial libel damages and the legal costs. In March 2021, The Jewish Chronicle printed an article about political activist and journalist Marc Wadsworth which stated that he was involved in a "conspiracy to intimidate, threaten or harass Jewish activists into silence" in an online meeting of
3740-455: The complaints in November 2019 but had not provided a response as of August 2021. The Transparency Project stated that the remedy IPSO applies when publishers breach regulations is often inadequate, because a correction is "usually hidden away somewhere on an inside page". The National Union of Journalists said that journalists “still have little or no protection from editors seeking saleable stories regardless of ethical considerations”. In 2016
3825-518: The conduct of journalists. IPSO handles complaints and conducts its own investigations into editorial standards and compliance. It also undertakes monitoring work, including by requiring publications to submit annual compliance reports. IPSO has the power, where necessary, to require the publication of prominent corrections and critical adjudications, and may ultimately fine publications in cases where failings are particularly serious and systemic. The Leveson Inquiry reported in November 2012, recommending
3910-423: The councillor was involved in inviting an activist, who it deemed to be antisemitic, to a Labour Party event; that the councillor ignored "antisemitic statements" made by a fellow activist; and that the councillor had "launched a vicious protest against Luciana Berger in terms suggestive of antisemitism" and had tried to "improperly interfere with a democratic vote at a regional Labour Party meeting". In addition to
3995-521: The country and Jewish and Christian leaders in Britain spoke out against the atrocities. In December 1906, L.J. Greenberg , a successful advertising agent and English Zionist leader, contacted the Dutch banker Jacobus Kann with the object of buying The Jewish Chronicle to promote Zionism. The same month, Greenberg, together with David Wolffsohn, Joseph Cowen, Jacobus H. Kahn, and Leopold Kessler, bought
4080-523: The end, we and the JC Trust decided that our primary consideration had to be to preserve the editorial independence of The JC , particularly at a time when its journalists are playing such an important role in exposing antisemitism in British politics. In July 2019, Pollard said that the Jewish community wants "to see [the current Labour Party leadership] removed from any significant role in public life." In 2024, an unnamed consortium member characterised
4165-506: The establishment of a new independent body. The PCC had received extensive criticism for its lack of action in the News International phone hacking scandal , including from MPs and Prime Minister David Cameron , who called for it to be replaced with a new system in July 2011. The Leveson Inquiry concluded that a legal framework was necessary to give a new regulatory body powers of enforcement such as exemplary damages and suggested
4250-458: The libel verdict, the Morning Star printed an extract from Wadsworth's statement, in which he said he was "deeply distressed that The Jewish Chronicle did not check its facts or contact me before its article was written." In August 2021 The Telegraph said that eight complaints to IPSO about the paper had been upheld, two were not upheld, and two were resolved through mediation in
4335-628: The major publishers. The PCC closed on Monday 8 September 2014, and was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), chaired by Sir Alan Moses. Unlike the UK's only 'Approved Regulator' Independent Monitor for the Press (IMPRESS) who are fully compliant with the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry , IPSO has refused to seek approval to the Press Recognition Panel (PRP). The PCC
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#17327659906624420-687: The necessary finance to support the merger. Combined, they printed more than 40,000 copies weekly. On 8 April 2020, The Jewish Chronicle went into liquidation, and both papers announced their intentions to close, due to the COVID lockdown . In April 2020, when the Chronicle faced closure due to financial problems during the Covid pandemic, threats to the paper's survival were met by sadness and some jubilation, with journalists Jonathan Freedland and Hadley Freeman expressing sorrow, and some Labour supporters welcoming its demise. The Kessler Trust launched
4505-411: The new funders were. We were told that wouldn’t be possible. I was assured that they were politically mainstream and I trusted those assurances because I trusted who gave them. I didn’t want the paper to fold so I allowed my name to be used, having been told it would help. I had zero managerial, financial or editorial influence, control or input, nor ever have had. It was just a name." Due to concerns over
4590-450: The newspaper for what they accused of being " McCarthyite " "character assassination" of Jeremy Corbyn after the paper published "seven key questions" for Corbyn, including on his ties to Holocaust deniers , featuring his referral of the Hamas and Hezbollah to as "friends". In December 2019, The Jewish Chronicle published an article by Melanie Phillips , asserting that Islamophobia
4675-430: The paper over a letter it had published claiming that he had harboured two suicide bombers. In August 2017, The Jewish Chronicle published an adjudication by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) as a result of an court report that the newspaper had published. The regulator considered the article had breached clause 9 the Editors' Code of Practice, which relates to the reporting of crime. IPSO ruled that
4760-456: The paper was hostile to Zionism, in line with the official positions of the religious and lay leaders of the community. After Leopold Greenberg had taken over the paper in 1906, it became strongly Zionist, and it was made into "a firm and influential champion of Zionism". The JC supported the 1917 Balfour Declaration , the publication of which was postponed for a week in order to allow The Jewish Chronicle to publish its opinion in time. After
4845-613: The paper would transfer to a newly created charitable trust . In September 2024, its editor told The Guardian the ownership transfer had taken place in July 2024, but The Guardian could find no evidence of the transfer in Companies House records, and the Charity Commission said that it had no record of an application from The Jewish Chronicle . However Jonathan Kandel, a former tax lawyer apparently now associated with investment company Starwood Capital Group ,
4930-464: The paper. In 2021, some members of the Misplaced Pages community debated The Jewish Chronicle 's impartiality in its coverage of pro-Palestinian activism led by Western leftist and Muslim groups. It was declared as generally reliable. In 1968, The Jewish Chronicle published an article by Labour MP Maurice Edelman saying that another Labour MP, Christopher Mayhew , had made antisemitic comments on
5015-587: The permission of the school authorities. iv) Minors must not be paid for material involving children's welfare, nor parents or guardians for material about their children or wards, unless it is clearly in the child's interest. v) Editors must not use the fame, notoriety or position of a parent or guardian as sole justification for publishing details of a child's private life. 7) Children in sex cases * 1. The press must not, even if legally free to do so, identify children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in cases involving sex offences. 2. In any press report of
5100-555: The possibility of a Royal Charter to provide this. This route was accepted by David Cameron and, following extensive political discussion, a Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press was granted by the Privy Council in October 2013, despite legal challenges by newspaper publishers ( Pressbof ) to prevent it. The publishers characterised the Charter as "deeply illiberal" and presented their own alternative proposals, which
5185-654: The preceding three years, while Brian Cathcart , for the Byline Times , said the paper had 33 breaches of the Editors Code within a similar timeframe. In November 2022 The Jewish Chronicle published an opinion column by Zoe Strimpel that included a statement that "the Islamic Republic [of Iran] has repeatedly vowed to wipe Israel and Jews off the face of the Earth". In April 2023 IPSO ruled that this
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#17327659906625270-644: The press, keen to avoid external regulation, established the Press Complaints Commission and its Code of Practice. The first high-profile case handled by the PCC was brought by the Duke of York who claimed that the press were invading the privacy of his small children. The complaint was upheld. The commission's first chairman was Lord McGregor of Durris . He was succeeded by Lord Wakeham in 1995. He resigned in January 2002 after concerns over
5355-454: The proposals met and fell short of Leveson's recommendations. One of the government's commitments in implementing the Inquiry's recommendations related to the idea that, while the industry should regulate itself, there should be some independent verification (or "recognition") of the regulatory arrangements the press put in place. The Press Recognition Panel was created on 3 November 2014 as
5440-560: The public in seeking redress where they believe that the Editors' Code of Practice has been breached. However, its effectiveness is questioned by some critics, including Hacked Off , and it has been called a "pointless so-called regulator" by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The Editors' Code deals with issues such as accuracy, invasion of privacy, intrusion into grief or shock and harassment. IPSO considers concerns about editorial content in newspapers and magazines, and about
5525-406: The publication's conduct during the investigation was not appropriate. In February 2020, The Jewish Chronicle acknowledged that they had made untrue allegations, for which they apologised, and agreed to pay damages and legal costs. In September 2020, The Jewish Chronicle published an apology to a councillor about whom the newspaper had printed numerous allegations. The newspaper asserted that
5610-616: The publication's new editorial line under Wallis Simons, Ware stopped writing for The Jewish Chronicle in February 2024, defecting to the Jewish News. Former Chronicle journalist Lee Harpin said in September 2024 that after the takeover he was told the new owners wanted more views "well to the right of the Tory party". Some sources suggested that the funding may have come from a right-wing American billionaire, Paul Singer , known as
5695-492: The recent fabricated stories. Sunday Times journalist Josh Glancy had resigned with similar concerns in 2023. On 18 September 2024, a Haaretz opinion piece by Etan Nechin stated the view that the JC had "increasingly abandoned journalistic integrity in order to champion causes widely associated with the Israeli right" and was "predisposed to deception". Under the ownership of Asher Myers and Israel Davis, from 1878,
5780-425: The reported number of civilian casualties and asserted that many were terrorists. In June 2019, Pollard said, "I think in the last few years there's certainly been a huge need for the journalism that The JC does in especially looking at the anti-Semitism in the Labour party and elsewhere" and "there's such a huge need for our proper crusading independent journalism". Kessler Foundation chair Clive Wolman said: "In
5865-436: The rest included the lack of right to reply, harassment and obtaining information using covert devices. 90% of cases were resolved to the complainants' satisfaction. 31 of the cases were adjudicated by the commission before being resolved as the complainants were initially not satisfied by the action recommended by the commission. In 2009 the PCC received more than 25,000 complaints, a record number, after an article appeared in
5950-529: The right to report legal proceedings, such as inquests. *ii) When reporting suicide, care should be taken to avoid excessive detail about the method used. 6) Children* i) Young people should be free to complete their time at school without unnecessary intrusion. ii) A child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child's welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents. iii) Pupils must not be approached or photographed at school without
6035-439: The right. In 2024, The Guardian reported that some of the newspaper's prominent journalists quit the newspaper due to its purportedly unknown ownership arrangements and alleged publication of "fabricated" stories. The Jewish Chronicle first appeared on 12 November 1841. Its first editors were David Meldola and Moses Angel . It was issued as a weekly until May 1842, when it was suspended. From October 1844, it resumed as
6120-482: The same year, The JC remained moderately pro-Zionist under the leadership of Leopold Kessler . The weekly newspaper The Jewish World was taken over in 1913. It published articles by various Zionist leaders, as well as early non-Jewish pro-Zionists. In 1934, it was merged with The Jewish Chronicle . After 1948, the paper maintained a pro-Israel attitude. In the late 1930s, David F. Kessler became managing director to assist his chairman father Leopold Kessler ,
6205-502: The shares. Greenberg himself became its editor. At the time, The Jewish Chronicle gained a near monopoly in the Jewish press, taking over its principal competitors, The Hebrew Observer and The Jewish World . Only in October 1919, did The JC get a strong opposing voice from The Jewish Guardian , paper of the League of British Jews , which counterbalanced the Zionist views of The JC , until it disappeared in 1931. After Greenberg died
6290-453: The story. (ii) Particular regard should be paid to the potentially vulnerable position of children who witness, or are victims of, crime. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings. 10) Clandestine devices and subterfuge * i) The press must not seek to obtain or publish material acquired by using hidden cameras or clandestine listening devices; or by intercepting private or mobile telephone calls, messages or emails; or by
6375-467: The struggle against real AS & all racism by years." while the freelance journalist Mira Bar-Hillel rejoiced at the paper's potential closure as "the best news of the day", accusing it of being a "pathetic rag". In July 2021, a letter was sent to the British press regulatory body IPSO requesting a standards investigation into The Jewish Chronicle due to what the signatories believed to be "systemic" failings. The nine signatories were mostly linked to
6460-406: The time. IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said he was unaware of any intelligence about Sinwar intending to flee to Iran with hostages. On 15 September 2024, four prominent long-time columnists, David Aaronovitch , David Baddiel , Jonathan Freedland and Hadley Freeman resigned from the newspaper due to their view that it was making political rather than journalistic judgements, and because of
6545-500: The unauthorised removal of documents or photographs; or by accessing digitally-held private information without consent. ii) Engaging in misrepresentation or subterfuge, including by agents or intermediaries, can generally be justified only in the public interest and then only when the material cannot be obtained by other means. 11) Victims of sexual assault The press must not identify victims of sexual assault or publish material likely to contribute to such identification unless there
6630-463: The will nor the power to enforce this and never takes action to deal with repeated and systematic breaches of the code". Hacked Off argue that IPSO should be replaced by a properly independent regulator as called for by the Leveson Report. In 2021, Hacked Off criticised IPSO's handling of complaints against The Jewish Chronicle made over a period of three years, saying IPSO was made aware of
6715-573: Was a bogus term to provide cover for antisemites. The Board of Deputies of British Jews described its publication as an "error". Editor Stephen Pollard acknowledged that "A number of people within the Jewish community, and friends of the community, have expressed their dismay – and anger – at its content." When The Jewish Chronicle faced closure due to financial problems in April 2020, former ANC politician and anti-apartheid activist Andrew Feinstein alleged: " The Jewish Chronicle ' s equating of antisemitism with criticism of Israel has put back
6800-457: Was editor between 1977 and 1990. Editors of The Jewish Chronicle have included Ned Temko , 1990 to 2005, Jeff Barak (managing editor, 2006), who returned to Israel, and David Rowan, 2006 to 2008, who joined The Observer . Stephen Pollard became editor in November 2008 and editor-at-large in December 2021. He was succeeded as editor by Jake Wallis Simons. In 2018, the newspaper made
6885-502: Was funded by the annual levy it charged newspapers and magazines. It had no legal powers – all newspapers and magazines voluntarily contributed to the costs of, and adhered to the rulings of, the commission, making the industry self-regulating. The PCC received extensive criticism for its lack of action in the News of the World phone hacking affair , including from MPs and Prime Minister David Cameron , who called for it to be replaced with
6970-661: Was hostile to the Reform and Liberal movements in Britain. Over the years, attention shifted from Orthodoxy in Anglo-Jewry to developments in Progressive Judaism, while becoming more critical of the Orthodox position on halakhic issues. In 2009, responding to the issue of bias, then-editor Stephen Pollard said "But don't forget who our readership is. They are interested in getting the news about Israel. It's not
7055-411: Was inaccurate, and hence breached Clause 1 of the Editors' Code of Practice. IPSO ordered The JC to publish a correction, equal in prominence to the original column. In April 2023, IPSO upheld a complaint on behalf of Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss about whom The Jewish Chronicle twice (online and in print) wrote a claim of Holocaust denial . The claim had initially been made by Associated Press but
7140-408: Was listed at Companies House as a person with significant control, replacing Jonathan Kandel, and a director of Jewish Chronicle Media. In September 2024, The Jewish Chronicle removed several articles from its website that had been criticised by Israeli media as fabrications. The nine reports were written by Elon Perry, a freelancer with no apparent track record as a journalist who had provided
7225-404: Was running the paper as a community asset, not for profit, and that it would set up a trust to ensure its editorial independence. The News was then taken out of liquidation. However, the identity of other backers in the consortium was unknown, which is highly unusual for a significant UK newspaper. Ware told The Times in September 2024, "I, and some others, repeatedly asked to be told who
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