UK press wants time to study 'contentious' media plan
- Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 11.49
- Online news: World
Britain's media said it needed time to study a "deeply contentious" plan agreed by lawmakers for a tough new press regulator, warning the move threatened three centuries of press freedom.
Members of the Hacked Off campaign hold a press conference in London, on March 18, 2013. Britain's media said it needed time to study a "deeply contentious" plans agreed by lawmakers for a tough new press regulator, warning the move threatened three centuries of press freedom.
A statement issued by the Daily Mail Group, Telegraph Media Group and News International -- publishers of The Sun and Times newspapers -- said they needed "time to study" before responding to the "deeply contentious issues" contained within the plan.
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