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
7 March 2007 – The MediaWise Trust has called for a major rethink and public debate about the way print and electronic media are regulated, to take into account multi-platform publication and concentrated cross media ownership. Giving evidence to the … Continue reading
9 February 2007 – The newspaper industry has vastly extended the remit of the Press Complaints Commission to include ALL content published (or should that be broadcast?) by online versions of newspapers and magazines. In effect it has pre-empted any … Continue reading
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
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
1 October 2004 – The Bulgarian Union of Publishers has signed up to a comprehensive Code of Practice against which their journalism should be judged. The Code, drafted with assistance from MediaWise, is set to be adopted by the country’s … Continue reading
26 July 2004 – The gradual process of reform at the Press Complaints Commission continues. Complainants now have TWO months in which to register their complaint about items published in newspapers and magazines and their online editions (See http://www.pcc.org.uk/complaint/how_complaint.htm). And … Continue reading