Commentary on Sections Part 1 – Core Concepts Journalism
26.Paragraph 14 of the schedule provides that a communication made for the purposes of “journalism”, a concept recognised in the law, is not lobbying. For discussion of “journalism” in the courts see for example Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v Times Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWHC 2705 (QB), per Mr Justice Tugendhat at paragraphs 131 and 132 in particular.