1. Mediawise anti-PCC debates
2. The Select Committe Review 2009
3. The Guardian - selection of articles to inspire debate around the role of the PCC
Showing posts with label press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label press. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
April 2011: Gagging orders and super-injunctions - what are the implications?
Read here about the recent controversies over privacy law and celebrity scandals
Citizen Journalism examples: 2009
Read this article on The Hudson River plane crash 2009 and Twitter
Read this article about the Iranian uprising of 2009, the death of protestor Neda Soltani and Youtube
Read this article about the Iranian uprising of 2009, the death of protestor Neda Soltani and Youtube
Monday, April 4, 2011
Pain, Privacy and the Press Pack
This suggests that journalists are so keen to cover the story that they forget their responsibilities to the public.
There is a lot of competition and pressure from the recession.
The number of complaints to the PCC were low, yet large communities were upset - this suggests people were not aware of the service on offer by the PCC and that it is very difficult to pin down the specific evidence needed to bring a case.
It also raises the issue that after the event, the damage is done and the public are therefore resigned to the situation and feel nothing can be done.
There is a lot of competition and pressure from the recession.
The number of complaints to the PCC were low, yet large communities were upset - this suggests people were not aware of the service on offer by the PCC and that it is very difficult to pin down the specific evidence needed to bring a case.
It also raises the issue that after the event, the damage is done and the public are therefore resigned to the situation and feel nothing can be done.
A new compact between press and public - The Middle East
This article raises the point that the news media are working with citizen journalists (immediacy, eye-witness accounts) in order to maintain their audiences and remain current. Bloggers and Tweeters cannot present the news on their own - it is down to journalists to maintain professional standards, and to maintain consistency. This is the new journalism. By posting/blogging on regulated sites, bloggers are protected by professional standards.
Case study: The McCanns
Read this article -which explains how the McCanns won their libel case against the Express Group
The McCann Case - what issues does it raise
The article shows how the papers routinely edit and select material in order to present a particular viewpoint, and how easy it is to create a perception of someone in the eyes of the public. If that perception is misleading or inaccurate, this can do untold damage (think Max Mosely too) and it is difficult for anything to undo this peception, once the damage is done.
The McCann's chose to take the legal route and didn't go to the PCC at all. Perhaps they believed the PCC couldn't help them. Certainly, on a the question of taste and decency, there would have been nothing they could do. They could have ruled on the issue of defamation (libel) but would only have achieved an apology. Damages seem more suited to such a serious case, involving over 100 articles.
With freedom comes responsibility - this case arguably undermines the notion that the press is largely responsible and that self-regulation is enough to keep the balance in check.
The McCann Case - what issues does it raise
The article shows how the papers routinely edit and select material in order to present a particular viewpoint, and how easy it is to create a perception of someone in the eyes of the public. If that perception is misleading or inaccurate, this can do untold damage (think Max Mosely too) and it is difficult for anything to undo this peception, once the damage is done.
The McCann's chose to take the legal route and didn't go to the PCC at all. Perhaps they believed the PCC couldn't help them. Certainly, on a the question of taste and decency, there would have been nothing they could do. They could have ruled on the issue of defamation (libel) but would only have achieved an apology. Damages seem more suited to such a serious case, involving over 100 articles.
With freedom comes responsibility - this case arguably undermines the notion that the press is largely responsible and that self-regulation is enough to keep the balance in check.
HISTORY OF PRESS REGULATION
This article explains the history of the press regulation in the UK, and raises some of the relevant issues:
History of UK Press regulation
Here is a timeline of changes and developments in the guidelines:
Here is a summary of the history of the PCC:
Historical case study example 1:
Princess Diana case study background: read this article
For further information, have a look at these links:
In the late 1980s there was concern about press intrusion. Two cases in particular caused outrage.
Historical case study example 2: A long lens was used to take photos of TV presenter Russell Harty as he lay dying in his hospital bed in 1988;
and the Sunday Sport published photos and an alleged interview with actor Gordon Kaye as he was recovering from brain surgery following a serious car accident in 1990.
Historical case study example 3: GORDON KAYE v THE SUNDAY SPORT
In 1990, the Allo Allo actor, Gorden Kaye, was photographed in hospital by two Sunday Sport journalists while he recovered from brain surgery. The reporter and photographer had disguised themselves as medical staff.
Kaye suffered serious head injuries in a car accident on 25 January 1990. Although he cannot remember any details of the incident, he still has a scar on his forehead from a piece of wooden advertising boarding that smashed through the car windscreen. While recovering in hospital from emergency brain surgery to treat injuries sustained in the accident, Kaye was photographed and interviewed by Sunday Sport journalist Roger Ordish. He sued the Sunday Sport, but the British Court of Appeal held that his privacy had not been invaded — a decision once said to be the low point of British privacy law.
Mr Justice Eady was strongly influenced by the absence of any legal protection against publication for Mr Kaye, saying that there was "a serious gap in the jurisprudence of any civilised society, if such a gross intrusion could happen without redress."
Mr Justice Eady, the most senior libel judge in England and Wales, sat on the Calcutt committee in 1990 which considered the introduction of a privacy law. He was in favour of a law, but journalists opposed it. The law was never introduced, but the Human Rights Act, which came into force in 2000, enshrined a right to privacy under Article 8. Legal observers say that that Mr Justice Eady believes the law must apply the Act and weigh the rights to privacy against freedom of expression.
Gordon Kaye in 'Allo Allo'
PCC Evolution
PCC Teacher's Resource Pack
History of UK Press regulation
Here is a timeline of changes and developments in the guidelines:
Here is a summary of the history of the PCC:
Historical case study example 1:
Princess Diana case study background: read this article
For further information, have a look at these links:
In the late 1980s there was concern about press intrusion. Two cases in particular caused outrage.
Historical case study example 2: A long lens was used to take photos of TV presenter Russell Harty as he lay dying in his hospital bed in 1988;
and the Sunday Sport published photos and an alleged interview with actor Gordon Kaye as he was recovering from brain surgery following a serious car accident in 1990.
Historical case study example 3: GORDON KAYE v THE SUNDAY SPORT
In 1990, the Allo Allo actor, Gorden Kaye, was photographed in hospital by two Sunday Sport journalists while he recovered from brain surgery. The reporter and photographer had disguised themselves as medical staff.
Kaye suffered serious head injuries in a car accident on 25 January 1990. Although he cannot remember any details of the incident, he still has a scar on his forehead from a piece of wooden advertising boarding that smashed through the car windscreen. While recovering in hospital from emergency brain surgery to treat injuries sustained in the accident, Kaye was photographed and interviewed by Sunday Sport journalist Roger Ordish. He sued the Sunday Sport, but the British Court of Appeal held that his privacy had not been invaded — a decision once said to be the low point of British privacy law.
Mr Justice Eady was strongly influenced by the absence of any legal protection against publication for Mr Kaye, saying that there was "a serious gap in the jurisprudence of any civilised society, if such a gross intrusion could happen without redress."
Mr Justice Eady, the most senior libel judge in England and Wales, sat on the Calcutt committee in 1990 which considered the introduction of a privacy law. He was in favour of a law, but journalists opposed it. The law was never introduced, but the Human Rights Act, which came into force in 2000, enshrined a right to privacy under Article 8. Legal observers say that that Mr Justice Eady believes the law must apply the Act and weigh the rights to privacy against freedom of expression.
Gordon Kaye in 'Allo Allo'
PCC Teacher's Resource Pack
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Some useful links/articles
The Press Complaints Commission
Articles about regulation and the press: Media Watch website
Citizen Journalism article (Emily Bell in The Guardian 25 Feb 2011)
The Impact of Digital Media (Jeremy Orlebar article 22 Sept 2009)
Democratisation of the Media article (Jeremy Orlebar: We Media, Democracy and Convergence May 12 2010)
Articles about regulation and the press: Media Watch website
PCC in the 21st Century
Stephen Hill, MediaMagazine 24, April 2008, NMT special, New online September 2008, Regulation, Privacy, Guidelines, PCC
Stephen Hill, MediaMagazine 24, April 2008, NMT special, New online September 2008, Regulation, Privacy, Guidelines, PCC
Citizen Journalism article (Emily Bell in The Guardian 25 Feb 2011)
The Impact of Digital Media (Jeremy Orlebar article 22 Sept 2009)
Democratisation of the Media article (Jeremy Orlebar: We Media, Democracy and Convergence May 12 2010)
Homework; w/b 28th February
1. Make notes on the PCC, using the Teacher Guide you have been given. You will need brief notes on the pages 3 - 10. Use the headings from the booklet to help break your notes up. You can complete this work as one or several posts - it's up to you. Post title: The Press Complaints Commission
2. Create a separate post entitled The PCC Code of Practice. List the 16 clauses and identify any other relevant/wider points about the code as discussed in the lesson or explained in the booklet pp 21 - 23.
Deadline: Wednesday 9 March (I will check your blogs Weds evening)
Please note: although we won't have a lesson on Wednesday due to the trip, there will be a homework set on that day - please make sure you look at the blog.
2. Create a separate post entitled The PCC Code of Practice. List the 16 clauses and identify any other relevant/wider points about the code as discussed in the lesson or explained in the booklet pp 21 - 23.
Deadline: Wednesday 9 March (I will check your blogs Weds evening)
Please note: although we won't have a lesson on Wednesday due to the trip, there will be a homework set on that day - please make sure you look at the blog.
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