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Category Archives: Code of conduct
Rotten to the core
25 January 2011 – Rupert Murdoch flies in to rap knuckles at the News of the World (NoW). A bit late in the day and in contrast to past denials about the extent of wrongdoing over the phone-hacking, but we … Continue reading
PCC Governance Review: Missed opportunities?
7 July 2010 – At long last the internal review of how the Press Complaints Commission works has been published. Unsurprisingly, it endorses the current system of press self-regulation that has grown up over the last 20 years. However it … Continue reading
Welcome back investigative journalism – now toughen up sanctions on wrong-doers
10 July 2009 – 2009 may be the year that investigative journalism makes a comeback – as editors realise that the public has a real appetite for the juicy revelations provided by the Daily Telegraph on MPs’ expenses and The … Continue reading
What lies behind the front page apology
19 March 2008 – Abject apologies to Kate and Gerry McCann on the front pages of the Daily Express and the Daily Star are unlikely to be the last words on the subject. The apologies, which appear to exonerate the … Continue reading
Privacy and the press: No change – yet?
11 July 2007 – In time-honoured tradition the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee has held back from demanding radical change at the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). In its latest report on Self-Regulation of the Press, published today, the … Continue reading
Red faces at the PCC
18 May 2007 – In his recent Annual Report, Press Complaints Commission Chair Sir Christopher Meyer asserted “the near universal incorporation of the (Editors’) Code of Practice in journalists’ contracts”. From his report on News of the World illegal phone-tapping … Continue reading