IPSO and news regulations

IPSO: is the independent press standards organisation. Is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. They

  • hold newspapers and magazines to accounts for their actions 
  • protect individual rights 
  • uphold high standards of journalism 
  • help to maintain freedom of expression for the press
IPSO took over from previous press regulator - the Press Complaints Commission - after the PCC was shut down following complaints about their poor handling of the News of The World's role in the 2011 phone hacking scandal. 

IPSO provides a set of rules to regulate journalism and press standards in the UK - The Editors Code. 
Some areas covered in The Editors Code:
  • Accuracy 
  • Privacy
  • Harassment 
  • Intrusion into grief or shock
  • Reporting suicide 
  • Children 
  • Hospitals 
  • Reporting of crime 
  • Clandestine devices and subterfuge
  • Victims of sexual assault 
  • Discrimination 
  • Financial journalism
  • Confidential sources 
  • Witness payments in criminal trials 
  • Payments to criminals 
  • The public interest 
Legal and ethical issues: 

Journalism is impacted by the law and ethics more than probably any other media industry. 

How might these issues impact journalism? 
  • Privacy 
  • Libel 
  • Data protection
  • Bias
  • Fake news
People have a right to privacy regardless of what they're doing, and therefore they can dispute against 




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