Pc Failure Essay

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Although many argue that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), did not fail during the phone hacking scandal that led to the closure of the News of the World, this crisis was still allowed to happen and with detrimental consequences. Although the PCC can’t solely be held accountable in terms of allowing the phone hacking to happen, by looking at the investigation as a whole, we can see that as a regulatory body they had it in their power to act accordingly and effectively, which the Leveson Inquiry discovered was not utilised (2012). The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), was launched in replacement of the PCC due to the criticism that it received throughout the Leveson Inquiry and phone hacking scandal. If the PCC had not had its failings then there would be no reason for the reform or development of a new regulatory body. In this essay I will compare the PCC to IPSO and examine not only why the PCC failed but also if IPSO could experience similar failings in any future crises. If we look at Volume 1, Part D, Chapter Two of the Leveson Inquiry (2012, pp.219-241), Justice Leveson has stated that much needed changing in terms of self-regulation of the press. If this weren’t the case then the view that the PCC had failed would be seen to be untrue. IPSO was …show more content…

Focusing on the Media Standards Trust report we can clearly see that out of the 38 recommendations made by Justice Leveson, only 12 have been met (2013, pp.26-40). At less than half of the recommendations, this still leaves the newspapers free to lie, harass and intrude with exemption from punishment. Although there are 26 recommendations that haven’t been met, I am going to focus on the main

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