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Press Council starts work

With the establishment of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman which came into effect on January 1, 2008 everybody in Ireland has access to an independent press complaints mechanism that is to be fast, fair and free.

The new complaints mechanism is designed to ensure that freedom of the press is never abused, and that the public interest is always served, said the council.

The objectives of the Press Council and Press Ombudsman are:
to provide the public with an independent forum for resolving complaints about the press
to resolve all complaints quickly, fairly and free of charge
to maintain the highest standards of Irish journalism and journalistic ethics
to defend the freedom of the press and the freedom of the public to be informed

The Press Council has 13 members. Seven of these, including the chairman, are drawn from suitably qualified persons representative of a broad spectrum of Irish society. The remaining six members of the Press Council provide senior editorial and journalistic expertise and perspectives reflective of the press industry.

The job of the Ombudsman is to investigate complaints that breach a new Code or Practice which the press industry signed up to in 2007.

For detail see the website

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