· An eight-month inquiry which took evidence from 184 witnesses finally concluded in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in central London
· The announcement itself saw Lord Justice Leveson call for legislation to underpin a "genuinely independent and effective system of self-regulation".
· His statement added that a watchdog is needed to curb the press 'havoc' of recent years.
· Almost every single UK national media outlet had turned up along with news crews assembling outside,
· This also included several international TV channels who had taken an interest in the story.
· The audience of around 100 people - mostly journalists and members of the 'Hacked Off' group who have campaigned for tighter press regulation, sat in silence as Lord Leveson delivered his verdict.
· Leveson reasoned that although 'having a policeman in every newsroom is not the answer', having 'a model with editors on the board is still the press marking its own homework'.
· At the start of the speech Leveson said this was the seventh time the UK press has been investigated. When he closed he said 'it makes no sense to contemplate an eighth', the conference room broke into a spontaneous applause.
· 'the ball is now in the court of the politicians... to decide who is the guard of the guardians'.
· Ian Dunt, a lobby journalist and editor of politics.co.uk said: "The announcement was more moderate than what was expected - I thought he was going to be much more robust."
· Commentators were overheard saying they would give Leveson's performance and findings 'a six or seven out of ten', adding that he 'could've gone further but it could've been a lot weaker'.
· Lord Justice Leveson has made his recommendations, and it is up to the Government how they are implemented
· Richard Peppiatt, a former tabloid journalist-turned broadcaster and Hacked Off supporter, said Leveson's judgement was 'the start of a negotiation rather than the final say'.
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