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The article reports on the results of an inquiry that exposed corrupt practices in British media companies like News Corp. and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Topics include former News Corp. executive Rebekah Brooks' response to an investigation into News Corp.'s phone hacking practices, Lord Justice of Appeal Brian Leveson's recommendations for regulation of the press in Britain, and how newspapers like "The Guardian" and "The Daily Mail" are reacting to the investigation.

The article discusses plans by the British government to regulate the press on topics including formal consent from England's Queen Elizabeth, the creation of an independent regulator by Royal Charter, and the 2013 telephone hacking scandal at News Corp.'s British newspaper unit.

The article looks at attempted government reform of the newspaper industry in Great Britain, discussing concessions made by the government in October 2013 around fees for lodging complaints against newspapers and newspapers' codes of conduct.

The article discusses testimony delivered by former British prime minister Tony Blair before a public inquiry in London, England, on May 28, 2012, during which he denied assisting Australian media magnate and News Corp. chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch in crafting beneficial policy.

The author reflects on the differences between the U.S. and English law on freedom of expression. He refers to libel cases against Rachel Ehrenfeld and other writers on terrorism being filed in Great Britain, particularly by Saudi banker Khalid Bin Mahfouz. The author claims that the U.S. law under the First Amendment provides more protection for speech that would be considered libelous. He argues on the urgency of a legislation to protect American writers and publishers from being sued in Great Britain especially when they tackle topics on terrorism.

The author reflects on the criticisms against the media by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. According to the author, the British and American media are different, but he found Blair's comments sufficiently provoking on an important subject to warrant an airing in the U.S. He states that Blair's complaint about balance appears not to be about political bias. He asserts that many in the press argue that a decline in the newspaper market share is the result of the Internet invasion.