"[R]eporters are effectively ‘embedded’, with all the ethical and professional considerations that that should entail. The question is, is the pressure to produce web video bringing newspapers too close to the police?"

Interesting PCC ruling that could have future implications for newspapers’ geotagging efforts. Also interesting because the existence of a Wikipedia article is part of the justification for allowing newspapers to report information.

"The Press Complaints Commission yesterday announced that Paul Dacre, editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail … will be the new chairman of the Editorial Code Committee … There are many reasons why I think this is a bad idea. Here I’ll name just 5"

Janice Turner: "[I]f a sticker printed in Heat magazine this week mocking a blind and profoundly disabled boy called Harvey — son of Katie Price, aka Jordan — doesn’t mark some new low, what possibly could?"

"Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton have yet to lodge a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) but are reportedly considering ‘legal action’ against the paparazzi who chased them last week."

"Kim Walker, an intellectual property and media law specialist, said that FHM is running a risk far higher than the wrath of the Press Complaints Commission, which ruled against FHM in August. The incident could have resulted in a prosecution under child

Sir Christopher Meyer’s comments on the PCC and online video: "the PCC’s concern was with, to put it in shorthand, editorial material not user-generated content. That, basically, is how it has come out in the PressBoF guidance note of February 8."

Ignore the non sequitur in the headline, this is actually a pretty interesting article: the Press Complaints Commission and Society of Editors say newspaper sites adhering to the PCC code offers a sort of kitemark for quality content online.

The PCC has refused to uphold a complaint against a reporter who registered in an online role-playing game under a false name to glean information about one of its users.

Gary Streeter MP proposes "a Bill to require media organisations to disclose certain information about any payments made by them to individuals for the contribution of those individuals to articles or broadcasts in which they are involved…"

"The Press Complaints Commission has issued new guidelines for undercover reporting"

PCC director Tim Toulmin: "the case for content regulation beyond the general law for citizen journalists has not been made out. … The case for a form of non-statutory independent regulation for print and digital media … is stronger than ever."