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Press council

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, press council means: A body that considers complaints about journalistic standards and promotes responsible press practice.

In Turkish: basın konseyi

How it is used

Its powers, membership and procedures vary by country; avoid assuming it is a court or government regulator.

Example sentences

  1. The reader asked the press council to consider whether the headline misrepresented the article.

    A complaint can concern journalistic presentation as well as individual factual errors.

  2. The press council published its findings after reviewing the paper's response.

    The example describes a standards review without assuming a particular legal sanction.

Common collocations

  • complain to a press council
  • press council ruling
  • press council guidelines
  • accuracyThe quality of being correct in every fact, name, number and quote, which is the first duty of a journalist in most codes of practice.
  • correctionA short published note that admits and fixes a mistake in an earlier story, such as a wrong name, figure or quote.

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