the Press Complaints Commission
/ðə ˌpres kəmˈpleɪnts kəmɪʃn/
/ðə ˌpres kəmˈpleɪnts kəmɪʃn/
- a former British organization formed in 1991 to deal with complaints about the behaviour of the press, especially its attempts to find out about people's private lives. It replaced a similar organization, the Press Council. The work of the Commission was paid for by the press and it acted according to principles established by newspaper editors. In 2014 it was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organization.
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