PCC year at a glance
October
New advertising
campaign for the PCC
The PCC released new adverts, and asked the industry to offer free space to run them. They have since appeared in every major national and regional groups, and some magazines.
These adverts are part of a bid by the PCC to reach as many people who may need our services as possible.
They can be downloaded here.
Digital Editors' Forum
The PCC spoke at the Digital Editors Network in Manchester, using the opportunity to discuss relevant online issues: journalists on Twitter; and how journalists use material taken from social networking sites.
Training students
The PCC sees one of its functions as training the next generation of journalists, and sends speakers to every major journalism college. This month, we ran a seminar for journalism students at Westminster University. We also offered practical training to student journalists at the Cambridge Student, a paper that formally subscribes to the PCC and is therefore covered by the Code of Practice.
Advisory notes
In October, these included:
‒ Passing on the concerns of the Samaritans, who felt that excessive detail about
methods of suicide may have been published. The PCC reminded editors of its clear
guidance on suicide reporting.
‒ Sharing with the national press the concerns of a law firm, who were concerned that information illegally obtained from its files was being made available to the media.