Archive for press complaints commission

Julie Spence: intriguing new appointment at the Press Complaints Commission

15 January 2010 , ,
The news that Cambridgeshire Chief Constable Julie Spence has been appointed to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is likely to divide people. Depending on your point of view, Julie Spence either has fed just the sort of whipped up fears of immigrants stories based on flawed ‘facts’ that the tabloids so love (and so will [...]

Baroness Buscombe talks up her lack of experience

9 December 2009 , ,
From Hansard for 30 November: I hardly represent someone who is the “sweetheart” of the press, having had no background in the industry whatever. That would be Baroness Buscombe, Chair of the Press Complaints Commission. Ho hum.

Baroness Buscombe:what should we make of this combination of views?

5 December 2009 , , ,
Baroness Buscombe has me intrigued. She’s in favour of the media attacks on the House of Commons, but against those on the House of Lords. (Source) She’s in favour of the Press Complaint Commission’s remit being extended outside its core areas, but against that of Ofcom being extended outside its core areas. (Source: here and [...]

What to make of Baroness Buscombe's speech as chair of the PCC?

17 November 2009 , ,
Cross-posted from Liberal Conspiracy: “Let me make sure you know exactly who I am and what I am going to do at the PCC” – so said Baroness Buscombe, the new chair of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), at the annual conference of the Society of Editors. Having read her speech in full, I fear [...]

David Wooding vs The Guardian: do you think they're talking about the same story?

9 November 2009 , , ,
David Wooding (Whitehall Editor, The Sun): “News of the world cleared by PCC of hacking into thousands of phones to get stories. The Guardian stories were wrong, it ruled.” The Guardian: “The [PCC] report confirms the central allegation made by the Guardian and has not produced any independent evidence of its own to contradict a [...]

Jan Moir and the power of social media: more complaints in one weekend than in five years

19 October 2009 , , ,
The latest about Jan Moir’s Daily Mail column on Stephen Gately from today’s Guardian: The Press Complaints Commission has received 21,000 complaints about Jan Moir’s article about Stephen Gately since Friday – more complaints in a single weekend than the regulator has received in total in the past five years. Welcome news also that the [...]

Jan Moir: the dilemma for the PCC (and what you should say in your complaint)

17 October 2009 , , , , , , ,
The reaction to Jan Moir’s article about the death of Stephen Gately has been widespread and swift. Fuelled primarily by Twitter and Facebook, complaints about homophobia flooded in on the Daily Mail, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) and the firms who were unlucky enough to have their adverts appearing on the page. The headline was changed, [...]

Should journalists be learning from politicians?

5 October 2009 , ,
For a long time, the contest to be the least trusted profession in the UK has been a tussle between journalists and politicians – with the occasional strong showing from estate agents. The latest MORI annual reputation survey shows that, in the wake of the expenses scandal, politicians have pipped journalists to the least trusted prize (net [...]
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