Reform of press self-regulation – a spectrum of possible models
September 29, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
One of the few benefits of breaking a bone while you’re on holiday is that you get to spend time thinking. That’s what I tried to do last month, as I sat with my broken metatarsal raised above hip level, [...]
Unanswered questions a ‘PCC Plus’ needs to answer
September 12, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
Roy Greenslade makes a number of valid and helpful points in his proposal to come up with a ‘PCC Plus’ (link here). In particular he notes the experience and conscientiousness of the current PCC secretariat (i.e. those who run the [...]
MST response to Baroness Buscombe statement
July 29, 2011 | Posted by Media Standards Trust
The Media Standards Trust believes the decision of Baroness Buscombe not to continue beyond her current term as chair of the Press Complaints Commission is the right one. As we have previously argued, the fundamental problems of the PCC are [...]
Self-regulation: recommendations for reform
July 25, 2011 | Posted by Thais Portilho-Shrimpton
Last week the Prime Minister announced the formation of a judge-led public inquiry into journalistic practices and the relationship between the press and politicians, and the press and the police. At the same time he called for a radical reform [...]
Reforming the PCC: babies and bathwater
July 19, 2011 | Posted by Martin Moore
Politicians, lawyers and some journalists have lined up to attack the PCC over the last fortnight. The Prime Minister said that “the way the press is regulated today is not working” and that we need “a new system entirely”. The [...]
Press reform: a local view
July 18, 2011 | Posted by Jeremy Condliffe
Calls for reform of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) should be being viewed with alarm by the regional press. On the face of it, based on the News of the World’s atrocious behaviour in hacking into the phones of the [...]
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