Journalists' code is strengthened: New accuracy rule over headlines among several revisions to Code of Practice 

  • It is the first time that specific reference to the issue has been made 
  • The move is among several revisions made to the Editors’ Code of Practice
  • The reporting of suicide becomes the subject of a stand-alone clause 
  • Gender identity is added to the categories covered by discrimination 

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

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A new accuracy rule emphasising headlines must be supported by the text of the article below has been added to the code under which most journalists work.

It is the first time that specific reference to the issue has been made, and the move is among several revisions made to the Editors’ Code of Practice.

The reporting of suicide becomes the subject of a stand-alone clause, reflecting concerns about the publication of excessive detail about methods of suicide.

A new accuracy rule emphasising headlines must be supported by the text of the article below has been added to the code under which most journalists work

A new accuracy rule emphasising headlines must be supported by the text of the article below has been added to the code under which most journalists work

The code has been revised to reflect the findings of the major review of it recommended by Lord Justice Leveson, who chaired a public inquiry into the practices and ethics of the Press

The code has been revised to reflect the findings of the major review of it recommended by Lord Justice Leveson, who chaired a public inquiry into the practices and ethics of the Press

And gender identity is added to the list of categories covered by the discrimination clause, which protects individuals from prejudicial and pejorative reporting.

The code, under which the Daily Mail and the vast majority of journalists for Britain’s newspapers, magazines and news websites work, has been revised to reflect the findings of the major review of it recommended by Lord Justice Leveson, who chaired a public inquiry into the practices and ethics of the Press.

It is the first revision of the code since independent lay members joined the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee, and the chairman and chief executive of the Independent Press Standards Organisation became full members, fulfilling another Leveson recommendation.

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