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Guidelines on Press Reporting There have been a number of reporting guidelines issued (usually in the form of General Press Releases) by the Council which are, in essence, amplifications on particular issues arising from the Statement of Principles. The guidelines apply the Principles to the practice of reporting and are intended to guide the press on how it should report certain matters. These guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive instructions to the press but act as a series of advisories on the application of the Principles which the Council seeks the co-operation of editors in maintaining. Also available is the code of privacy standards agreed to by print media members of the Press Council. The code can be found on this site, together with a list of the organisations subscribing. The major guidelines are:
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