Institutional Regulation

Thomas Ngai

The ‘PCC’ (Public Complains Commission)

The ‘PCC’ is an independent body which administer the system of self-regulation for the press.

The ‘PCC’ gives institutional regulation for the print magazine.

I will have to focus on the rule and try to not break it as I am gong to produce a pop music magazine which include the front page, content page and double page spread.

Accuracy The magazine must ensure that the information must

be true and accurate (Included images)

Any inaccurate , misleading statement must be corrected and also need an apology being published.

This is relevant to my magazine because I have to provide accurate material to my audience, for example I have to gives out real story about the artist so that the audience can gain personal identity and get the right information. As some of the target audience still unsophisticated and digital natives, they might go to the Internet and research about the particular artist, if the information is not accurate or false, they will more likely to sop buying my brand and my magazine.

Opportunity to reply

A fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for

Privacy Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and

family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. If they do invade into any individual’s private life without consent, account will be taken of the complainant’s own public disclosures expectation of privacy.

It is also unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent.

It is also very important for me to not break the rule because it is about respecting the artist’s private life and if the audience knows my magazine break the rule for getting the news/gossips, they will not carry on buying my magazine

Harassment Journalist must not engage in intimidation,

harassment or persistent pursuit.

They should not remain on their property when asked to leave and must not follow them. If requested, they must identify themselves and whom they represent.

Editor must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use non-compliant material from other source.

Intrusion into grief on shock

When reporting suicide, care should be taken avoid excessive detail about the method used

In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handle sensitively. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings, such as inquests.

Children Young people should be free to complete their time at

school without unnecessary intrusion.

Child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving another child’s welfare.

Pupils must not be approached or photographed at school without the permission of the school authorities.

All of artists are already over 16 and I have got their parents permission to photograph their son/daughter for my magazine.

Children in sex cases

Adult may be identified

The child must not be identified

The word ‘incest’ must not be used where a child victim, might be identified

Children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in cases involving sex offences must no be identified unless legally free to do so

Hospitals Journalists must identify themselves and

obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquiries.

Reporting of crime Relatives or friends of persons convicted or

accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent, unless they are genuinely.

Regard should be paid to the potentially vulnerable position of children who witness, or are victims of crime.

Victims of sexual assault

Victims of sexual assault should not be identified

Discrimination The press must avoid any prejudicial or pejorative

reference to an individual’s race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.

These must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.

It is very important because it is about avoiding to talk about the race, colour, religion and gender etc. As my magazine is portraying giving positive ideologies to the audience, therefore it is very important I won’t break the rule and not to discriminate t particular person.

Financial journalism

Journalism must not use for their own profit financial information they receive in advance of its general publication, nor should they pass such information to others.

They must not write about shares or securities in whose performance they know that they or their close families have significant financial interest without disclosing the internet to the editor or financial editor

Confidential sources

Journalist have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information.

Witness payment in criminal trials

No payment or offer of payment to a witness (or any person who may reasonably to be expected to be called as a witness)

The prohibition lasts until the suspect has been freed unconditionally by police without charge or bail or the proceedings are otherwise discontinued; or has entered a guilty plea to the court; or, in the event of a not guilty plea, the court has announced its verdict.

Payment to crimnials

Payment or offers of payment for stories, pictures or information, which seek to exploit a particular crime or to glorify or glamorise crime in general, must not be made directly or via agents to convicted or confessed criminals or to their associates (Who may include family, friends and colleagues.

Conclusion In general I am very

confident that I will not break any of this rule. However I will be aware and make sure all the information and accurate and gather from the right sources.