Phil Smith Writing for the Print Media WHAT DO YOU THINK IS INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEWS AND THE FREEDOM AND REGULATIONS OF PRESS? Throughout the world in newspaper, television and radio bulletins, there is news about news. When the leader of a political party has tiffs with the big chief media moguls, that’s news. When government ministers pick fights with newspaper interviewers, that’s news too. Setting itself up to …showed first 75 words of 3643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3643 total…the industry's commitment to effective self-regulation. Over the past few years, the PCC has continued to grow in reputation - building on the accomplishments of its early years. In 1995 the then Government recognized the achievements of the PCC in making effective press self-regulation in its White Paper - "Privacy and Media Intrusion". The new Government, elected in 1997, has also made clear its support for effective self-regulation and for the work of the Press Complaints Commission.