Don’t let data protection undermine journalism | Paul Chadwick

Much will depend on how information commissioners use their powers, and the way judges treat the mediaThe raw material of most journalism is information about people. Not just their failings and follies, but also their triumphs, strivings, diversions, endurance and passions. So when the law adds to the rights and duties that attach to information about people, effects on the practice of journalism can be significant.Recent political bargaining in the UK has resulted in changes to data prote