UK: Self-regulation policy needs revision, protection in changing media
Posted by Rosemary D'Amour on November 24, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Self-regulation in the UK newspaper industry needs more protection with the "threat" of digital media and celebrity privacy actions, according to Sir Christopher Meyer, departing chairman of the Press Complaints Commission.
Self-regulation is not "divinely ordained" as the system of choice in the UK, Meyer said, and the industry needs to work harder at it.
Competing models require the newspaper industry to "raise its game," and deliver news more effectively.
British Commons culture, media and sport select committee has announced an inquiry into standards in the press that will also look at self-regulation's effectiveness.
The "explosion" of online journalism places a responsibility on the PCC, Meyer said, and the aim must be to show "that the PCC's model of independent regulation, with its unique ability to rapidly adjust to developments, is the one best suited for the age of online publishing."
Source: Guardian.co.uk
Competing models require the newspaper industry to "raise its game," and deliver news more effectively.
British Commons culture, media and sport select committee has announced an inquiry into standards in the press that will also look at self-regulation's effectiveness.
The "explosion" of online journalism places a responsibility on the PCC, Meyer said, and the aim must be to show "that the PCC's model of independent regulation, with its unique ability to rapidly adjust to developments, is the one best suited for the age of online publishing."
Source: Guardian.co.uk
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