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Court sets precedent on source protection in Westgaph-Mill Media case - @pressgazette

“The exemption was relied upon by Mill Media to protect confidential sources from disclosure in a case brought by TV historian Laurence Westgaph.”

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pressgazette.co.uk Court sets precedent on source protection in Westgaph-Mill Media case A data protection claim brought against Mill Media by historian Laurence Westgaph has been dismissed leaving the title with £75,000 in costs.
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Mill Media @millmediauk
We’re delighted to have won the case brought against us by the TV historian Laurence Westgaph.

Westgaph tried to use data protection laws to force us to reveal our sources. The Judgment in our favour is a significant win for press freedom in the UK.

livpost.co.uk/a-dish-best-se…
www.livpost.co.uk A dish best served cold: Laurence Westgaph sued us to reveal our sources - and lost The former TV historian waged a legal campaign to find out who had spoken to The Post. A year later, we met him in court
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'Mill Media is often the poster child of optimism for local journalism...It might be smaller than local newspapers at their height, but it’s certainly more sustainable.'

Thanks for the mention @journoresources.

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www.journoresources.org.uk A Sticking Plaster On Local News: How Can It Be Saved? "Saving and reconstituting local journalism is going to be something which requires a whole different set of methods."