Legal and Ethical

What ethical issues could exist in your work?

Within my magazine the ethical issues

that could occur is that some members
of the band may not want to be in some
of the photographs as well as some
members of the audience when i take
photos at one of the bands concerts.

Another ethical issue that could exist

in my work is that when editing the
photographs i could air brush them to
slightly change the lighting and other
similar things.
 What legal issues could exist in your work?

A legal issue is that i need to be

careful when taking the photographs
incase some members of the band or
audience may not want to be in the
photos.
Another legal issue is that i will be taking my
own photos of the band as then i won’t get
copyrighted if i took them offline. However i
will take a couple of photographs off of the
band website that represents the band at a big
competition they took part in.

Layout could be a legal issue as it

could be copying another magazine.
 Who is responsible for regulating print based content?

IPSO are responsible for

regulating print based
content. They regulate it by
taking complaints about
possible breaches of the
Editors' Code of Practice

They also help with unwanted

press attention and
harassment concerns.
 What is their role?

IPSO make sure that newspapers and

magazines follow the editors code of
practice. They also investigate
complaints about printed and online
material that may breach the editors
code.
They can make newspapers and magazines publish
corrections or adjudications if they breach the
Editors’ Code (including on their front page).

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is

the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine
industry in the UK. We hold newspapers and magazines to
account for their actions, protect individual rights,
uphold high standards of journalism and help to maintain
freedom of expression for the press.
 What is the editors code of practice?

1. Accuracy
2. Privacy
3. Harassment
4. Intrusion into grief or shock
5. Reporting Suicide
6. Children
● The Editors’ Code of Practice sets out the rules
7. Children in sex cases
that newspapers and magazines regulated by IPSO 8. Hospitals
have agreed to follow. 9. Reporting of Crime
● The Code is written and administered by the 10. Clandestine devices and subterfuge
Editors’ Code Committee and enforced by IPSO. 11. Victims of sexual assault
12. Discrimination
13. Financial journalism
14. Confidential sources
15. Witness payments in criminal trials
16. Payments to criminals
17. The Public Interest
 How can this relate to your work?

This can relate to my work because it’ll show

that i have followed the rules and haven’t
broken any of the editors code of practice. It
will also help when i layout my magazine so i
know im not copying existing magazine layouts.