Video: Leveson Inquiry: Ian Hislop mocks the media's antics Mr Hislop has edited the fortnightly satirical magazine for 25 years, and since 2000 has seen 40 libel actions brought against the magazine, of which 26 were withdrawn, 11 settled, one resulted in a hung jury and two were won. He said the stories in the Street of Shame section in his magazine, which criticises newspapers and people working in the media, were provided almost exclusively by journalists, "it being a loyal profession." International media also did not escape his scruinity, referring to proposals to introduce stricter privacy laws in Britain, he cited the French press's difficulties in exposing the fact that "the minister in charge of raising taxes was paying no taxes."