30 June 2003 – PressWise has long campaigned for the inclusion of a conscience clause in journalists’ contracts, tied to the PCC’s Code of Practice. We have argued that journalists should have the right to refuse assignments which breach the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Code of conduct
Congratulations in order
16 June 2003 – PressWise response to the Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee Report on Privacy and Media Intrusion. The Culture Media & Sport Select Committee deserve congratulations for its comprehensive set of recommendations to improve regulation of the … Continue reading
Time for a public inquiry about media misbehaviour
10 June 2003 – Two top editors at the New York Times have resigned. The reason: the paper owned up to a plagiarism scandal which shook public confidence in the newspaper and its staff. How refreshing to find editorial executives … Continue reading
PCC finally yields to pressure
20 March 2003 – It has taken almost a year, but the Press Complaints Commission has finally agreed to modify its Code provisions on payment to witnesses in criminal trials. It would be churlish not to welcome the changes, which, … Continue reading
With one bound…
29 August 2002 – With one bound, Jack was free; once again the Press Complaints Commission has wriggled clear of the threat of legislation, persuading the Lord Chancellor to drop his promise to introduce a law forbidding payments to witnesses … Continue reading
The PCC: All gloss and no delivery?
30 July 2002 – The Press Complaints Commission has just published its Annual Review 2001 – and a very glossy and expensive-looking document it is too. On its black front cover are four coloured boxes enshrining the PCC’s main aims: … Continue reading
A new broom?
16 July 2002 – It would be churlish not to welcome Sir Christopher Meyer to his appointment as the next chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. And so we wish him well. The current British ambassador to the U.S. is … Continue reading