The Press Complaints Commission

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This paper examines how the press complaints commission (PCC) is an independent body that deals with complaints from members of the public about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines and how it is accountable for the way in which news is gathered and reported. It looks at the set-up of the PCC and stipulates the pros and cons of it being a self-regulator for British newspapers. It then analyzes the PCC's code of conduct and discusses whether or not it is beneficial by examining PCC adjudications.

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"As a self-regulator, the PCC has a code of conduct that provides special protection to individuals within society (particularly vulnerable groups of people such as children, hospital patients and those at risk of discrimination). Within that code of practice are ethical standards that newspaper proprietors, editors and journalists have to apply to. These principles range from accuracy in newspaper reporting, individuals opportunity to reply, people's privacy not being invaded, members of society not being harassed and intruded on when in grief or shock, listening devices being used to hear unauthorized conversations, criminals nor witnesses being paid in criminal trials, protection of journalist's sources and no misrepresentation of information or photographs."

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