This document outlines the UK Press Code of Practice, which provides guidance on ethics and responsible journalism. It details several key principles journalists must follow, such as accuracy, privacy, harassment, children's protection, financial reporting, and payments for stories. The code aims to ensure fair, honest and non-intrusive reporting while protecting victims, the accused, and vulnerable groups.

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* Q is a popular music magazine published
monthly in the United Kingdom. The magazine
has an extensive review section, featuring: new
releases, reissues, music compilations, film and
live concert reviews, as well as radio and
television reviews. It uses a star-rating system
from one to five stars; indeed, the rating an
album receives in Q is often added to print and
television advertising for the album in the UK
and Ireland. It also compiles a list of
approximately eight albums, which it classes as
the best new releases of the last three months.
A new issue is released every month. Most of the
magazine is devoted to interviews with popular
musical artists and is well known for compiling
lists e.g. “The 100 Greatest albums”. Usual
features include the Q50, Where the magazine
lists the top 50 essential tracks of the month;
cash for questions, in which famous celeb/bands
answer questions sent in by readers. The
magazine has a close relationship with
the Glastonbury Festival, producing both a free
daily newspaper on site during the festival and a
review magazine available at the end of the
festival.This is the current issue of Q

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*Heat is a British entertainment
magazine published by German
company Bauer Media Group. As of
2004 it is one of the biggest selling
magazines in the UK. Its mix of
celebrity news, gossip, beauty
advice and fashion is primarily
aimed at women. It also features
movie and music reviews, TV
listings and major celebrity
interviews. A new issue is released
weekly.

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* Empire is a British film magazine
published monthly by Bauer Consumer
Media. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer
Media in early 2008. It is the biggest
selling film magazine in the United
Kingdom and is also published in the
United States, Australia, Turkey, Russia
and Portugal. Empire is populist in both
approach and coverage. It reviews both
mainstream films and art films. As well
as film news, previews and reviews,
Empire has some other regular features.
Each issue features classic scene, a
transcript from a notable film scene.
The regular Top 10 feature lists Empire’s
choice of the top ten examples of
something film-related. E.g. 10, Best
Chase Scenes. The At Home section
covers Blue-Ray and DVD news and
releases. Celebrity Mastermind is
another regular in which a celebrity is
given questions about the films they
were in or they directed.
Current issue

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*Vogue is a globally recognized fashion
and lifestyle magazine that is
published monthly in 23 different
national and regional editions by
Condé Nast. The magazine is
considered to be one that links
fashion to high society and class,
teaching its readers how to ‘assume a
distinctively chic and modern
appearance’.

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Masthead
Website
Barcode
Issue and price
What country the
magazine is for
Main cover line
Left side third
Main cover image
features picture of
who the main story
is about
Font
Same colour
scheme
Other stories
featured

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Date of
lesson
Pre, Prod or
post
production
Task (what
you will be
doing)
Where will
the task take
place
What crew
and cast are
needed
What props
and
costumes are
needed
What
equipment is
needed
18/3/15 Pre production Health & safety,
clearances
Media
classroom
Just me none none
19/3/15 Pre production Personnel to be
used
Media
classroom
Just me none none
23/3/15 Pre
production/pro
duction
Start sketches,
start creating
my front cover
Media
classroom
Just me none Sketches and
Photoshop
24/3/15 – Production Creating the
rest of my
magazine –
taking any
photos needed
Media
classroom-
around school
Me and
model(s) that
need to be used
for images
none Canon 600D
(camera), SD
card, tripod (if
needed),
Photoshop.

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* In my magazine I want to include information about upcoming films or new releases.
For my main cover/main cover line I want to feature a new released film and
information about it so that this grabs the readers attention, featuring a celebrity
will also grab the attention of readers if their a fan or like the actor/actress or
maybe the director of the film. Featuring interviews with celebrities will also be in
my magazine and will appeal to buyers, making the magazine interesting for readers
to find out some information about them. To make my magazine a bit more ‘fun’ I
want to feature a top ten of something- to do with films, for example: Top Ten Movies
of 2013 etc. I also want to include personal reviews of films so that readers can send
in there own opinions and get involved with the magazine. At the back of the
magazine I want to include a page of current released films- maybe that have just
come out on DVD and a list of films that are due to be released.
* On the front cover, I will include the main cover line and image. For the left side
third, I will put some topics in the magazine e.g. Top Ten…, ‘First Look’ etc. Front
cover will also feature bar code, price, issue and maybe a puff could be used of a
free feature given to the readers if they purchase this magazine.
* The contents page will feature the rest of the articles included in this issue of my
magazine and page numbers. Some images may also be featured on this page to make
the page look exciting, the same colour scheme of the magazine will still be used and
maybe a web address and any other key but small information.
* For my double page spread I am going to make a ‘Top Ten’ of a topic to do with films,
this will make it more interesting and fun for the readers. For example I could
feature a top ten of a actor or director or a top ten of a certain genre.

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*For my magazine, the images that I use that are from
the internet will be celebrities (actors/actresses,
directors) that are named in the article or under the
image.
*Any other images that I have taken myself, I will use
pupils from my media class, depending on who I would
need for that article.
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*For the images that I take I would just like to use a plain
background so that the main focus is on the model and not the
surroundings, however if I want to involve some scenes from a
movie, adding a background might make this better. So if I do this I
will use the field to have a nature surrounding or maybe a brick
wall on a building for effect.

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*The main piece of equipment I will need to be using is Photoshop, this will be
for editing images and creating my magazine. Using the tools on this program
will really benefit my magazine and improve the way it looks.
*The only other piece of equipment I will need to use is a camera for my own
images that I will be using for my magazine, I will use a cannon 600D. I will
also need a SD card for this.
*I may use a tripod as well if its necessary for some images that I need to take.
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*I will need permission for any images I use off the internet that are
not mine, images I take myself of anyone, interviews and any
article I use in my magazine that contains any important or
confidential information about someone/something.

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*Copyright is an ‘intellectual property right’ protecting things that are
created by a person’s skill, labour and investment in time and money.
Most published works will state (usually in the first few pages) that no
part of the publication can be reproduced in any material form without
the written permission of the copyright holder.
*The law is designed to protect an individual’s own material such as
articles, programmes, scripts or songs as well as those who publish the
material such as newspapers, broadcasts and film and music
producers.
*In relevance to the media, copyright is a serious consideration. It
determines the extent to which a quotation or the work of a third
party can be used in an article or broadcast. A writer as well as the
print and broadcast media can maximise the potential of their own
work and prevent others from using it.
*Copyright does not extend to an idea nor is there copyright in news.
Anyone can report on an event, however the way the information is
expressed is what is considered protected work and cannot be copied
(e.g. word for word) nor can the footage or photography be used.

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*The only health and safety issue for my magazine is for when I take
images. The models that I take images off need to be safe and made
sure that there is nothing for them to trip on, also any positions that I
make them do need to be safe and made sure they don’t fall over or hurt
themselves.
What I must do
*1 Follow the training you have received when using any work items your
employer has given you.
*2 Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s health and safety.
*3 Co-operate with your employer on health and safety.
*4 Tell someone (your employer, supervisor, or health and safety
representative) if you think the work or inadequate precautions are
putting anyone’s health and safety at serious risk.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/law.pdf

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* It is important for everyone entering the publishing industry to have a basic understanding of the legal restraints they are
working within. The main legal areas are: copyright, defamation, blasphemy, seditious libel, criminal libel, contract law,
right to privacy, reporting restrictions, law and the Internet and CD/Film and other electronic publishing.
* Defamation- Defamation protects the reputation of a person from defamatory statements made about him/her to a third
party. A person (the claimant) can sue a writer or broadcaster if they feel they have been discredited. The outcome from
such legal action can be timely and expensive.
* Blasphemy- An offence arises where a statement in some way vilifies or denies the truth of the Christian religion. For a
statement to be termed a blasphemous libel, it must also have inference to indecent or offensive terms that shocks and
outrages the Christian community.
* Seditious Libel- Seditious libel is speaking or writing anything offensive to the government or the representatives of the
government.
* Criminal Libel- It has been defined perhaps with more precision to be a censorious or ridiculous writing, picture or sign,
made with a malicious or mischievous intent (The 'Lectric Law Library, 2002).
* Contract Law- Contract law has come to us from common law and is a vehicle by which persons voluntarily create
obligations upon themselves. A contract is made up of a promise of one person to do a certain thing in exchange for a
promise from another person to do another thing. Contract law exists to make sure that people keep their promises and
that if they do not, the law will enforce it upon them.
* Right to Privacy- The right of privacy prevents the unauthorised commercial use of an individual’s name, likeness, or other
recognisable aspects of one’s persona. It gives an individual the exclusive right to license the use of their identity for
commercial promotion. A breach of confidence is when an individual seeks an injunction to prevent the publication of
confidential information about them. In order to establish a breach of confidence a claimant must prove that the
information is deemed confidential, the information was imparted in circumstances which suggested confidence and that
there has been or will be unauthorised use of the information.
* Reporting Restrictions- There are some restrictions prohibiting the reporting of information generally regarded as
sensitive or in the interests of national security. There are also automatic bans that restrict reports relating to the likes of
divorce cases, hearings concerning sexual offences and indecency and committal proceedings before magistrates’ courts.
* Law and the Internet- Rapid changes in technology have bought with it new challengers for the law. Many users of the
internet promote the freedom of information and consider it a regulation-free media. The global nature of the internet
makes it difficult for individual countries to enforce domestic laws and there is no international body or court with the
authority to create the law on the internet.
* CD/Film and Other Electronic Publishing- These are new and changing areas. Often laws and ‘accepted behaviour’ are
not moving as fast as technology. In any area which is new and rapidly changing, a publisher needs to make added effort to
stay aware of changes in ethical perception and legal realities.

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* Accuracy: The press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.
* Opportunity to reply: A fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for.
* Privacy: Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital
communications.
* Harassment: Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit.
* Intrusion into grief or shock: In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and
discretion and publication handled sensitively. This should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings, such as inquests.
* Children: Young people should be free to complete their time at school without unnecessary intrusion.
* Children in sex cases: The press must not, even if legally free to do so, identify children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in cases
involving sex offences.
* Hospitals: Journalists must identify themselves and obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of
hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquiries.
* Reporting of crime: Relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent,
unless they are genuinely relevant to the story.
* Clandestine devices and subterfuge: The press must not seek to obtain or publish material acquired by using hidden cameras or
clandestine listening devices; or by intercepting private or mobile telephone calls, messages or emails; or by the unauthorised removal of
documents, or photographs; or by accessing digitally-held private information without consent.
* Victims of sexual assault: The press must not identify victims of sexual assault or publish material likely to contribute to such
identification unless there is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so.
* Discrimination: The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual
orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.
* Financial journalism: Even where the law does not prohibit it, journalists must not use for their own profit financial information they
receive in advance of its general publication, nor should they pass such information to others.
* Confidential sources: Journalists have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
* Witness payments in criminal trials: No payment or offer of payment to a witness - or any person who may reasonably be expected to be
called as a witness – should be made in any case once proceedings are active as defined by the Contempt of Court Act 1981. This
prohibition lasts until the suspect has been freed unconditionally by police without charge or bail or the proceedings are otherwise
discontinued; or has entered a guilty plea to the court; or, in the event of a not guilty plea, the court has announced its verdict.
* Payments to criminals : Payment or offers of payment for stories, pictures or information, which seek to exploit a particular crime or to
glorify or glamorise crime in general, must not be made directly or via agents to convicted or confessed criminals or to their associates –
who may include family, friends and colleagues.