Newspapers, unlike broadcasters are self regulated by a statutory body. PCC (press complaints commission) used to adjudicate what was going on and being put out, however this was taken over by IPSO (Independent Press Standards Orginisation) to adjudicate on behalf of unhappy subjects of press coverage. However critics claim these independent companies were weak, compared to that of powerful publishers. Many people tend to go to courts rather than through the IPSO due to issues regarding privacy or liabilities. Some argue self regulation is a flawed concept in an era when there are specialised statutory regulations covering almost every profession, form medicine to law.
After the Leverson Enquiry, he recommended that; - Newspapers should continue to be self regulated, and the government should have no power over what they can publish. - There had to be a new self regulating body, and refer to a new code of conduct (IPSO) - the body should be backed by legislation which would create a means to ensure the regulation was independent. - The arrangement would provide the public with confidence that their complaints would be dealt with seriously. "The phone hacking scandal claimed people had the power to wreak havoc in the lives of innocent people" Newspapers and magazine publishers said they did not support the proposals announced in march, with the Newspaper Society saying it rejected "state sponsored regulation" After the final draft of the government's royal charter plan was published in october, the industry said the proposals could not be described as either "voluntary or independent" and some feared it could give politicians too much power. DO you think the press should be entirely free? No, i feel that yes the press deserve freedom and that the press need to be able to publish pressing matters, however I feel the press sometimes release information which simply glorifies a matter, or is used as a money seeking tactic. for example the leverson enquiry. Do you think the the press should be controlled? Yes, I feel the authority should have the right to pull stories if it compromises a legal right or status which is currently underway, and may be affected by the publication of stories. Can you think of the press using what seems to be too much power?
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