Report to recommend voluntary regulatory body for the press

Title

Report to recommend voluntary regulatory body for the press

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

21 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:47

Description

Report on an inquiry calling for tough new measures to curb the excesses of the press. The Calcutt Inquiry report will recommend a voluntary, independent body to be set up to regulate the industry. Reaction from The Guardian newspaper editor Peter Preston and the public on the street. James Matthews reports.

Contributors

Peter Preston; James Matthews

Keywords

Reports; Journalism; Press; Freedom of the press; Right to privacy; Press ethics; Press Complaints Commission

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