Everyone should know who owns the press – for the sake of our democracy
Everyone agrees that newspapers play a crucial role in British democracy, even if they disagree what that role is.
Press Complaints Commission
Paris Jackson: How the PCC is still a ‘toothless poodle’
The Editors’ Code is the benchmark set by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) for the ethical standards that the press are supposed to follow, protecting both the rights of the individual and the public’s right to know.
“Nothing wrong” with the PCC code, thinks the head of the PCC
Alex Hern covers the statements of Lord Hunt as he assumes leadership of the PCC, and questions whether he fully appreciates the problems the commission has.
Sunday Times Editor: Newspapers take the PCC “very seriously” – Really???
The Editor of The Sunday Times yesterday said UK newspapers take the Press Complaints Commission “very seriously” – despite all the evidence to the contrary.
PCC responds to criticisms over hackgate
William Gore, public affairs director of the Press Complaints Commission, defends the PCC against the attacks it’s received over the phone hacking scandal.
IPCC reform? We need PCC reform first
Without effective regulation through enforcement of legally binding standards by a genuinely independent body, a responsible media remains a distant prospect.
Not enough evidence to collar Coulson as report slams News of the World and “toothless” PCC
The parliamentary report into “Press standards, privacy and libel” has criticised the News of the World for “buying the silence” of a reporter and PI.
PCC to blame for “poisonous journalism”
Last week the PCC dismissed 25,000 complaints about a Jan Moir article. A leading academic has said the PCC and its Code is responsible for “poisonous journalism”