NCTJ Media Law Exam Preliminary 2024 A-Graded

NCTJ Media Law Exam Preliminary 2024 A-Graded Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 -CORRECT ANSWER-Accuracy Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 (i) -CORRECT ANSWER-The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 ii) -CORRECT ANSWER-A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and — where appropriate — an apology published. In cases involving IPSO, due prominence should be as required by the regulator. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 iii) -CORRECT ANSWER-A fair opportunity to reply to significant inaccuracies should be given, when reasonably called for. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 iv) -CORRECT ANSWER-The Press, while free to editorialise and campaign, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 1 v) -CORRECT ANSWER-A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is published. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 2 -CORRECT ANSWER-*Privacy Editors' Code of Practice Clause 2 i) -CORRECT ANSWER-Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 2 ii) -CORRECT ANSWER-Editors will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual's private life without consent. In considering an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy, account will be taken of the complainant's own public disclosures of information and the extent to which the material complained about is already in the public domain or will become so. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 2 iii) -CORRECT ANSWER-It is unacceptable to photograph individuals, without their consent, in public or private places where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 3 -CORRECT ANSWER-*Harassment Editors' Code of Practice Clause 3 i) -CORRECT ANSWER-Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 3 ii) -CORRECT ANSWER-They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on property when asked to leave and must not follow them. If requested, they must identify themselves and whom they represent. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 3 iii) -CORRECT ANSWER-Editors must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use noncompliant material from other sources. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 4 -CORRECT ANSWER-Intrusion into grief or shock Must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. These provisions should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 5 -CORRECT ANSWER-*Reporting suicide Care should be taken to avoid excessive detail of the method used, while taking into account the media's right to report legal proceedings. Editors' Code of Practice Clause 6 -CORRECT ANSWER-*Children