Category Archives: Newspapers and Magazines

Complaints to PCC after Sunday paper publishes ‘grotesque’ suicide picture

A grotesque lapse in taste by the Irish tabloid, the Sunday World, has resulted in 50 complaints (at the time of writing) to the Press Complaints Commission. The paper carried a picture of a man who had hanged himself from … Continue reading

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Newspaper column sparks Twitter rage, complaints

Britain’s press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article homophobic and insensitive. Gately died Oct. 10, aged … Continue reading

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Why Capello won his privacy complaint

The decision by two newspapers to apologise to England football manager Fabio Capello and make substantial donations to charity for breaching his privacy is a landmark moment. The agreement, brokered by the Press Complaints Commission, shows how seriously papers now … Continue reading

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PCC upholds MPs’ complaints against Sunday Times and News of the World

The Press Complaints Commission criticised the Sunday Times and News of the World today as it upheld complaints against both papers over the accuracy of their coverage of MPs’ expenses. The complaint upheld against the Sunday Times came from Tony … Continue reading

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OK! defends Jade Goody tribute issue as PCC fields complaints

The Press Complaints Commission has received more than a dozen complaints about OK! magazine after it published a “tribute issue” to the terminally ill Jade Goody while she is still alive – but the watchdog has yet to decide if … Continue reading

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