Press Complaints Commission

In 2012 what proportion of complaints made to the PCC where about accuracy in reporting?
In 2012 the proportion of complaints made to the PCC about the accuracy in reports was 61%.

What proportion of complaints where related to intrusion into privacy?
In 2012 the proportion of complaints made to the PCC about the intrusion of privacy was 15%.

Who was the code drawn up by? 
The code was drawn up by the editors themselves and also covers the way in which the news is gathered by the journalists and editors and also how this news is reported.

How do the PCC justify their self regulation of their industry? 

How is the PCC funded? 

The PCC is funded via newspaper and magazines. A levy is also raised by the Press Standard Board of Finance which helps to pay for the PCC, also the PCC receives no funding from the Government at all. This does not make much sense as the PCC will be less obligated to punish newspapers and magazines more severely with fines etc as they are the ones that are paying for the PCC itself.

List the 16 main headings of the code of practise of the PCC 


The sixteen main headings are:

1. Accuracy
2. Opportunity to reply
3. Privacy
4. Harassment
5. Intrusion into grief or shock
6. Children
7. Children in sex cases
8. Hospitals
9. Reporting in crime
10. Clandestine devices and subterfuge
11. Victims of sexual assault
12. Discrimination
13. Financial Journalism
14. Confidential Sources
15. Witness Payments In Criminal Trails
16. Payment To Criminals

Example

http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/care/pcc-to-investigate-daily-mail%E2%80%99s-homelessness-claims/6522635.article