1.

IPSO are a independent regulator for news

papers and magazines in the UK. They make sure
that all of the newspapers and magazines in the UK
follow the rules when it comes to publishing
articles and can fine up to 1million in serious
publishing cases
2.The editors code of practice are rules set for
newspapers and magazines to follow. The code is
written and regulated by IPSO. There are 16 rules
that newspapers and magazines have to follow
1. Accuracy. The media have to make sure any
content that is published are accurate and
arent misleading
2. Privacy. The press have to makes sure they are
respecting the a persons privacy if they are in
the topic they are reporting about
3. Harassment. Journalists have to make sure
they are not harming anyone when they are
reporting
4. Intrusion into grief or shock. Journalists have to
be sympathetic to any story that involves any
personal grief or shock
5. Reporting suicide. When it comes to reporting
suicide, journalists have to make sure they
dont go into any explicit detail
6. Children. The press must not approach or
photograph any child when they are at school
or be interviewed without an adult or guardian
with the child
7. Children in sex cases. The press cannot reveal
the childs name when it comes to this topic
8. Hospitals. Journalists must identify themselves
and receive permission before entering any
non-public are of the hospital
9. Reporting crime. Journalists should have
permission to identify any family members or

friends names when it comes them

commenting on the story.
10.
Clandestine devices and subterfuge. The
press cannot publish any content from hidden
cameras or clandestine listening devices
11.
Victims of sexual assault. The press must
not identify victims of sexual assault.
12.
Discrimination. The press must not be
discriminative to any individual when it comes
to their race, sexual orientation, gender, color,
religion or disability
13.
Financial journalism. Journalists must not
use their own profit financial information they
receive in advance of its general publication,
nor should they pass such information to
others.
14.
Confidential sources. Journalists have a
moral obligation to protect confidential
sources of information
15.
Witness payments in criminal trials.
Journalists must not offer any payments for
witnesses
16.
Payments to criminals. Journalists must
not offer payment for stories, pictures or
information to exploit an criminal
3.The code doesnt cover miscarriage of
justice, which means the press will not cover
or have a bias opinion of someone who was
sentenced to a crime they did not do
The code also doesnt cover taste and decency
of pictures or content. This means that the
press can publish whatever content and
pictures they want, even if it is indecent
And the code also doesnt cover protecting
public health and safety. Which means that the
press will not cover public health and safety.

4.The phone hacking scandal broke the editors

code of practice because it evaded someones
privacy, it was a from of harassment and it
used clandestine devices. The phone hacking
scandal broke four rules in the editors code of
practice
5.The first complaint was made on the OK!
magazine, where the person complained on a
breach on privacy on Prince George. It said
that the reporter invaded Prince Georges
privacy by taking photos of him when he was
playing. IPSO decided it was a valid, yet minor
complaint and told OK! to publish the story yet
say that they broke one of the rules. In my
opinion I dont think the complaint was valid
as Prince George was at a public event, where
loads of people saw him.
The second complaint was made on the Sun,
where it was said that the article they
published was not accurate. The Sun
apparently reported inaccurate content on a
criminal that went to hospital. IPSO did decide
that the Sun did breach the rule, where the
Sun had to remove the article and re edit it to
make it more accurate. I think that the Sun did
breach the rule as they did publish inaccurate
information, misinforming the public.
The third complaint was made on the Mirror,
where they harassed a person. Repeatedly
calling her and following her when she kept
saying to leave her alone. She said that the
journalist had intimidated and threatened her.
IPSO decided that the Mirror did breach the

code, and told the company to take down the

article. In my opinion this did break the code
as the journalist used intimidation and
harassment on a person.