Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The New Royal Charter on Press Regulation
News from the UK: The final version of the Royal Charter on Press Regulation is moving forward. Here is a link to that final version. Here is a link to an Explanatory Note.
Members of the media attempted to block the Royal Charter through the courts but failed. More here from the BBC, here from CNN, here from the Telegraph.
What's changed: a new regulator, and no more Press Complaints Commission (PCC). Some questions and answers from the BBC.
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/media_law_prof_blog/2013/10/the-new-royal-charter-on-press-regulation.html