8 February 2007 – The News of the World’s Royal Correspondent gets four months in jail and his editor falls on his sword. Few would want the Press Complaints Commission to have such sanctions at its disposal, but the outcome … Continue reading
Category Archives: PCC
Innocent till proved guilty?
21 December 2006 – Some newspapers have been sailing pretty close to the wind in their coverage of the Suffolk murders. Until charges are laid, of course, it is legitimate to publish information about a crime, but we are already … Continue reading
Unturned stones – What we still don’t know about the Royal bugging scandal
30 November 2006 – It is a pity we shan’t have a full blown court hearing about the News of the World bugging scandal. It might have shone a torch on some of the murkier dealings of the fourth estate. … Continue reading
Suicide coverage: time to take stock
4 April 2006 – When people kill themselves we are all shocked. When newspapers are given the go-ahead to publish pictures of a suicide it is equally shocking. The Press Complaints Commission has justified publication, by the London Evening Standard, … Continue reading
MediaWise calls on Editors’ Code Committee to toughen up the industry’s Code of Practice
16 January 2006 – The media ethics charity MediaWise believes much more can be done to protect the public against unfair and inaccurate press coverage, harassment, intrusion into grief and unscrupulous journalism, and to protect the rights of journalists themselves. … Continue reading
PCC and Editor’s Code Committee must act on suicide coverage
5 January 2006 – The publication by several UK national newspapers of a woman leaping to her death in London is both irresponsible and reprehensible, and not just because of the distress to friends and relatives of the deceased. The … Continue reading
PCC Confidential?
21 November 2005 – When senior politicians clamour for the resignation of a public figure, it is tempting to rush to the defence of the belaboured individual. But it is also important to examine the facts. The wails of protest … Continue reading