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GCSE Media Studies · key term
The Independent Press Standards Organisation: an industry-funded regulator that handles complaints about participating newspapers and magazines under the Editors’ Code of Practice.
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The Independent Press Standards Organisation, which regulates participating newspapers and magazines through the Editors’ Code of Practice.
Revise: The Daily MirrorReach is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. Mirror journalists work under the Editors’ Code of Practice, and editorial staff receive training in the Code.
Distinguish voluntary press self-regulation through IPSO from platforms’ legal duties under the Online Safety Act, enforced by Ofcom. Neither system means that every inaccurate online post must automatically be removed.
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The Independent Press Standards Organisation: a press regulator that handles complaints about member publications under the Editors’ Code of Practice.
Revise: The Sun: the newspaper industryThe Sun is regulated by IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, and subscribes to the Editors’ Code of Practice. This is voluntary self-regulation, not direct government control of editorial decisions. Publishers choose to join, but their commitment to the Code is a binding contractual agreement.
