The Press Council

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What is the Press Council and how does it operate? Why was it created and what is its purpose? These are somé of the questions the book seeks to answer. But primarily it is a work on the ethical standards of the British Press, standards which are vitai if the Press is to command the confidence of the public. The book is introduced by Lord Devlin, the Chairman of the Press Council, and the cases dealt with are a record of those decided and publicly reported by the Press Council during the fourteen years of its existence. They relate to complaints of inaccuracy, distortion, suppression, sensationalism, intrusion, the treatment of crime and sex, the publication of controversial pictures and cartoons and other infringements of ethical practice. The cases have been classified to illustrate the principles they establish and should prove as interesting to the public as to journalists seeking guidance on Press standards. Cheque-book journalism is another subject that has engaged the... Tovább

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What is the Press Council and how does it operate? Why was it created and what is its purpose? These are somé of the questions the book seeks to answer. But primarily it is a work on the ethical standards of the British Press, standards which are vitai if the Press is to command the confidence of the public. The book is introduced by Lord Devlin, the Chairman of the Press Council, and the cases dealt with are a record of those decided and publicly reported by the Press Council during the fourteen years of its existence. They relate to complaints of inaccuracy, distortion, suppression, sensationalism, intrusion, the treatment of crime and sex, the publication of controversial pictures and cartoons and other infringements of ethical practice. The cases have been classified to illustrate the principles they establish and should prove as interesting to the public as to journalists seeking guidance on Press standards. Cheque-book journalism is another subject that has engaged the attention of the Press Council and its analysis is reproduced. The well-being of a democratic society depends 011 a free Press and the preservation of this freedom is a primary concern of the Press Council. Resistance to restrictions on reporting committal proceedings, the reaction to the Attorney-General's warning at the time of the Aberfan disaster, the Declaration of Principle following the Moors Murder trial are instances of the Press Council's vigilance and vigour in defence of the freedom of the Press. The story of the Times merger is alsó covered. Vissza