What Does The Code Of Practice Cover?

• It covers 4 main areas
• Accuracy, privacy, news gathering and protecting the vulnerable
• Editors are expected to take responsibility for everything that appears in their newspaper or magazine and ensure they comply with the code
• Sometimes, an editor may try to defend their publication or the behaviour of a journalist as being in the "public interest"
• Circumstances in which this defence can be applied are set out in the Code
• The Code does not cover issues of taste or decency as the public can make an informed decision to read publications which suit their personal taste