Nottingham Post vindicated over characterisation of police ‘non-disclosable’ briefing

Police held a background briefing about the killer of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley and Ian Coates.

Screenshot of the Nottinghamshire Live homepage top story with the headline: "Watchdog throws out police complaint about Nottinghamshire Live's coverage of attacks briefing" with picture of a police officer giving a press briefing to more than 20 journalists and camerapeople — Nottinghamshire Live's homepage coverage of the IPSO decision

Update 18 October 2024: The Nottingham branch of the NUJ has issued an open letter hailing the Nottingham Post’s IPSO win over Nottinghamshire Police as “a victory for the free press”.

The letter, addressed to Nottingham Post editor Natalie Fahy, can be found in full at the bottom of this article.

Original story, 19 September 2024: The Nottingham Post has been vindicated after publishing articles about a “non-disclosable” police briefing relating to a stabbing attack that rocked the city last year.