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Ireland’s Press Ombudsman, John Horgan, on accountability, regulation and redress: Where do press councils stand?

Horgan, John (2012) Ireland’s Press Ombudsman, John Horgan, on accountability, regulation and redress: Where do press councils stand? Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, 1 (2). pp. 201-207. ISSN 2001-0818

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Abstract

In recent years, the creation of a number of press councils in Europe and elsewhere, as well as the concurrent appointment of internal ombudsmen or readers’ representatives in many significant newspapers, particularly in the United States, is a clear response to a growing public perception that there is a need for an appropriate level of accountability for the print media. It is fair to assume that this is related, in part, to a public perception that there is a need for remedies for abuses of media power – as there is a need for remedies for abuses of institutional power in any society.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:institutional power; media accountability; media power; press councils; press ombudsmen; press regulation
Subjects:Social Sciences > Communication
Social Sciences > Mass media
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Communications
Publisher:Intellect
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1386/ajms.1.2.201_1
Copyright Information:© 2012 Intellect
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:21774
Deposited On:04 May 2017 09:38 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 15:10

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