IFJ: Time has come for PCC to demonstrate the value of journalism

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 2 March 2010 at 08:20
Tags: Law, National Newspapers, Newspapers

The International Federation of Journalists has issued its own report into the Press Complaints Commission and new allegations about phone-hacking at the News of the World made by The Guardian.

The report by someone called Jean-Paul Marthoz, appears to be little more than a rounding-up for the story so far with some commentary and criticism thrown in.

The Belgian journalist and writer concludes: “The time has come for partisans of self-regulation to demonstrate the value of journalism as a public good…media’s real commitment to the highest ethical standards in a profession that is a key pillar of a vibrant and principled democracy.”

Tags: Law, National Newspapers, Newspapers