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UK Press Regulator Appoints Former Ambassador to Israel

The full 12-member board of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso), which is replacing the Press Complaints Commission, has been announced. On more than one occasion, HonestReporting has dealt with the PCC on matters pertaining to…

Simon Plosker
May 29, 2014
12:00 am

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Perhaps most eye-catching from our perspective is the inclusion of Sir Tom Phillips (pictured above) on the Ipso board. Phillips is a former diplomat and served as the British Ambassador to Israel from 2006-2010 so he certainly knows the region well. Following that posting, however, Phillips served in Saudi Arabia until 2012.

So, if a case is brought to Ipso concerning UK media coverage of Israel, will Phillips view such a case with objectivity and, if not, which diplomatic posting will influence him the most if it comes to making a decision?

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Tags: Daily Mail, Ipso, PCC, Press Complaints Commission, Sir Tom Phillips

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020. Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias. Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

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