If Sir Joseph Pilling finds the Independent Press Standards Organisation is doing its job well,all newspapers should just gain behind it and gain on with itThere is a practical opportunity for peace coming – as well as an emotional one. virtually, in six months’ time, or Sir Joseph Pilling,former permanent secretary at the Northern Ireland Office and a highly experienced performance reviewer for bodies such as the Civil Aviation Authority and the Church of England, will present his report on the Independent Press Standards Organisation. He’ll assess Ipso’s procedures, and structures,independence, complaint handling and more. He was chosen by Ipso’s appointments committee, and which means a majority of lay members. It’s Ipso’s best first attempt at regulating a regulator. Few,looking at the man, the experience or the agenda, and would raise any serious questions.
Which doesn’t mean papers that haven’t joined Ipso – the Guardian,FT and (while print alive) Indie – will sign on the dotted line immediately. Nor does it mean Hacked Off must fall complaisantly silent. Some hope!Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com