2001 News Contents

The Australian Press Council News is a quarterly newsletter with articles, opinions and news relevant to the print media and the Press Council. Each edition also reprints all adjudications issued in the preceding quarter.

February 2001 Australian Press Council News

Mediating Complaints
How the Council settles complaints without adjudication.
Press Council News
News and information about the APC Prize; changes on the Council; a clarification; some new publications; the PCC's 10th anniversary; and visitors to the Council.
The Road to Accountability
An American Professor talks to journalists about media accountability systems in operation.
Community Journalism
A new book on the country press.
Privacy Act
New legislation has implications for the press.

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May 2001 Australian Press Council News

Get a Second Opinion
Guidelines on reporting medical matters.
Press Council News
News and information about the APC Prize; submissions; changes on the Council; a press release; a visit to Newcastle; the website; case studies; a radio appearance; and a privacy conference.
Consumer Complaints about the Press
The Chairman looks at the Council's role.
Balancing Privacy and Press Freedom
The Chairman discusses a recent Adjudication.
Contempt by Publication
A Press Council submission.
Political Honesty
Another Press Council submission.

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August 2001 Australian Press Council News

Drug Reporting
Summary of an Australian Institute of Criminology discussion paper.
Press Council News
News and information about the APC Prize; Geelong visit; a submission; statistics; privacy; new guidelines; a defamation case; the website; case studies; mediations; and moral rights.
Reporting Guidelines
New advice to newspapers on reporting of suicide, drugs, recalls and opinion polls.
Financial Services Reform Bill 2001
A Press Council submission.
Moral Rights
Some additional rights for copyright holders.

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November 2001 Australian Press Council News

Regional Seminar
Report of the Council's Asia-Pacific seminar.
Press Council News
News and information about the reporting of 'race'; submissions on defamation and 'payola'; appeals; media ownership rules; reader-based publications; Annual Report 25; and mediations.
Privacy Standards
The Councils Standards for media organisations and those that subscribe to them.
APC Prize
2001 results and judges' comments; 2002 topic and entry conditions.
Surviving in an unstable environment
The travails of the Fiji Media Council.

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