Document Type
Article
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Journalism
Abstract
Ireland finally produced a Press Council following many years of discussion and debate. Much of this debate surrounded the issue of reforming defamation legislation. A Press Council was seen as a concession by newspaper proprietors in return for new libel laws. The Council as finally agreed included members representing civil society as well as journalists.
DOI
10.21427/D70490
Recommended Citation
Foley, Michael, Finally: an ombudsman, press council and code of conduct for Ireland. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics. Vol 5. 2008
Publication Details
Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics. Vol 5. 2008