What the PCC stands for is Press Complaints Commission and this company is a self regulating, non statutory body whose purpose is to oversee and come to a conclusion about complaints brought against newspapers and periodicals (Both hardcopy and online articles). All of the PCC funding is Levy for the Newspaper industry hence why they are deemed toothless and they don't want to harm their funding by harming the newspapers that pay for their commission. The most common complaint that the PCC receive is that the articles are not accurate, however there are loads of different complaints that the code will cover if it comes up, for example, Privacy, Harassment, Intrusion into Grief and Shock, Children and Children into Sex Cases. When the editors get accused of these breach of code they cover their back by stating ‘The articles are in the interests of the public’. However the PCC deal with all of these complaints, they do not have any legal powers.
Quiz
1. What does PCC stand for? Press Complaints Comission
2. Who regulates the PCC? Self regulatory
3. Why are they deemed 'toothless'? (don't want to 'bite the hand that feeds' - newspapers pay for the commission)
5. How is the PCC funded? Levy from Newspaper industry
6. If a publication breaches the code - what is their first step towards 'righting the wrong'? adjudication “with due prominence”.
7. What is a 'publish and be damned' policy?
8. What is the most common complaint to the PCC? Accuracy
9. Name 5 areas of possible complaint the code covers
Opportunity to reply
Privacy
Harassment
Intrusion into Grief and Shock
Children and Children in Sex Cases
Victims of Sexual Assault
Discrimination
Financial Journalism
Confidential sources
Witness payments
Payments to Criminals
10. How do editors attempt to wriggle out of the accusations? By stating that the articles are in the interests of the public11.What are the legal powers of the PCC NO legal powers
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