If the Code of Practice is written by editors and self regulation is funded by newspapers and magazines, how does the PCC remain independent?
The Commission itself, which makes decisions on cases we receive, has 17 members, 10 of whom have no connection to the newspaper and magazine industry. 7 editors also sit on the Commission, but they are in the minority and take no part in any decisions about their own titles. The PCC Chairman is always from a non-industry background, further underpinning the Commission’s independence from the industry it is charged with regulating. None of the PCC’s staff are journalists or ex-journalists.
Related Questions
- If the Code of Practice is written by editors and self regulation is funded by newspapers and magazines, how does the PCC remain independent?
- Isn a Code written by editors likely to bias the system of self-regulation in their favour?
- How many organisations are self declared compliant with the Code of Practice?
