Editing J. K. Rowling (section)

=== Press ===
Rowling has a difficult relationship with the press and has tried to influence the type of coverage she receives.{{Sfn|Salter|Stanfill|2020|p=48}} She described herself in 2003 as "too thin-skinned".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Treneman|first1=Ann|date=20 June 2003|title=I'm not writing for the money: It's for me and out of loyalty to fans|work=[[The Times]]|id={{ProQuest|318891545}}; {{Gale|IF0501604890}}}}</ref> As of 2011, she had taken more than 50&nbsp;actions against the press.<ref name=holiday>{{cite news|title=Leveson inquiry: JK Rowling and Sienna Miller give evidence|first1=Lisa|last1=O'Carroll|first2=Josh|last2=Halliday|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/nov/24/leveson-inquiry-jk-rowling-sienna-miller-live|access-date=22 September 2012|date=24 November 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810190349/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/nov/24/leveson-inquiry-jk-rowling-sienna-miller-live|archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> Rowling dislikes the British tabloid the ''[[Daily Mail]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lockerbie|first1=Catherine|title=All aboard the Hogwarts express|date=11 July 2000|page=2|work=[[The Scotsman]]|id={{ProQuest|326828580}}}}</ref> which she successfully sued in 2014 for libel about her time as a single mother.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Daily Mail pays damages to JK Rowling|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27312080|date=7 May 2014|access-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318014908/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27312080|archive-date=18 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Leveson Inquiry]] into the British press named Rowling as a "core participant" in 2011. She was one of many celebrities alleged to have been victims of [[phone hacking]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Leveson phone-hacking inquiry: JK Rowling among 'core participants'|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/sep/14/leveson-phone-hacking-inquiry-jk-rowling|access-date=24 September 2011|date=14 September 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604135926/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/sep/14/leveson-phone-hacking-inquiry-jk-rowling|archive-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> The following year she criticised Cameron's decision not to implement all the inquiry's recommendations and supported the Hacked Off campaign, pushing for stricter media reform.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith-Spark |first1=Laura |title=Author J.K. Rowling feels 'duped' by Cameron over hacking inquiry |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/01/world/europe/uk-rowling-hacking-inquiry/index.html |access-date=23 July 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=1 December 2012}}</ref><ref name=Duped>{{cite news|title=I feel duped and angry at David Cameron's reaction to Leveson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/nov/30/jk-rowling-duped-angry-david-cameron-leveson|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=3 December 2012|first=JK|last=Rowling|date=30 November 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913014433/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/nov/30/jk-rowling-duped-angry-david-cameron-leveson|archive-date=13 September 2013}}</ref>