Join our group submission to the PCC
The Press Complaints Commission wants to hear from us…
The Editors’ Code of Practice Committee, which writes and revises the voluntary code of standards overseen by the Press Complaints Commission, is undertaking its annual review of the Code.
It welcomes suggestions from the public, civil society and the industry on how the Code might be revised to improve the system of self-regulation of the press, of which it is an essential component.
A group of bloggers have got together to build a group submission/petition. Here are the five suggestions we’d like to make to the PCC:
SUGGESTION ONE: Like-for-like placement of retractions, corrections and apologies in print and online (as standard).
SUGGESTION TWO: Original or redirected URLs for retractions, corrections & apologies online (as standard).
SUGGESTION THREE: The current Code contains no reference to headlines, and this loophole should be closed immediately.
SUGGESTION FOUR: Sources to be credited unless they do not wish to be credited or require anonymity/protection.
SUGGESTION FIVE: A longer and more interactive consultation period for open discussion of more fundamental issues.
You can sign the petition and make your own suggestions here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/pcc/.
Tim Ireland has all the details.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 4:46pm under Culture, media and sport
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I am of course very much in sir!