التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Regulate Yourself. |
| المؤلفون: |
Lloyd, John |
| المصدر: |
Political Quarterly; Jul-Sep2015, Vol. 86 Issue 3, p393-402, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PRESS, JOURNALISM laws, TABLOID newspapers, CRIME & the press, FINNISH politics & government, FREEDOM of the press, LAW |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
UNITED Kingdom |
| الشركة/الكيان: |
SOCIETY of Professional Journalists (U.S.) |
| People: |
LEVESON, Brian, 1949- |
| مستخلص: |
The Leveson Inquiry recommended that a new press regulator be created, with a statutory backing-which the government and opposition agreed should be a Royal Charter. Presently, a Press Recognition Panel, backed by the Charter, has been created, but has attracted no requests for recognition. Only one regulator has been set up-IPSO: it has a membership of most of the newspaper and magazine groups in the UK, but will not ask for recognition, since it does not wish to have any formal link with the state. Though the campaign against the Royal Charter has been grossly overblown, the press is right to refuse to join an institution which is guaranteed by the state. State-backed regulation, in any form, will not in the UK lead to tyranny, censorship or any more than occasional meddling. But a link to the state is a bad idea for an independent press. Not only does this set a bad precedent, opening up a temptation for behind-the-scenes pressure, but more importantly it misses the point. Bad and abusive journalism is not improved by regulation. It is improved by journalists understanding the main task of journalism is to report and analyse accurately and neutrally. This complements robust debate and opinion and contributes greatly to a well-informed citizenry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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