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Annual Report 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 The Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman exist to safeguard and promote professional and ethical standards in Irish newspapers, magazines and online news publications. All photographs used in this report were taken by members of the Press Photographers Association of Ireland and featured in the 2020 Press Photographer of the Year Award. We are grateful to the members of the PPAI for allowing us continued permission to reproduce these images in our Annual Report. Cover: SUMMER SHOWER Marc O’Sullivan Marc O’Sullivan Photography A torrential summer rain shower on Abbey Street, Dublin Annual Report 2019 CONTENTS Introduction 2 Chairman’s Report 3 Complaints 4 Press Ombudsman’s Report 9 Case Officer’s Report 12 The Press Council of Ireland 15 Finance Report 18 Member Publications 21 Code Of Practice 28 SUMMER FUN Tom Honan Tom Honan Photography The Stokes Family from West Limerick enjoying an ice cream on Portmarnock Beach 1 Annual Report 2019 INTRODUCTION PRESS COUNCIL OF IRELAND The Press Council of Ireland is responsible for the oversight of the professional principles embodied in the Code of Practice, and with upholding the freedom of the press. It operates with the support and cooperation of member publications and journalists. It decides on appeals from decisions of the Press Ombudsman and on complaints referred to it directly by the Press Ombudsman. It is independent of both government and media. OFFICE OF THE PRESS OMBUDSMAN The Office of the Press Ombudsman receives complaints from members of the public and seeks to resolve them by conciliation or mediation to the satisfaction of everyone concerned. Where conciliation or mediation is not possible, the Press Ombudsman will make a decision on the complaint based on the Code of Practice. 2 Annual Report 2019 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT The year 2019 proved to be a challenging year for member publications of the Press Council of Ireland. Member publications include national and local newspapers, magazines and online-only news publications. Income from advertising for member publications - a critical part of their revenue stream - continued to decline as the advertising market directed more and more of its campaigns towards social media. Unregulated social media conglomerates, using micro-targeted advertisement campaigns, are now in receipt of most online advertising revenue, leaving the rest of the market competing for a declining share of this essential source of income. Newspaper and magazine print circulation also continued to decline in 2019, although trojan efforts have been made by both to reallocate resources to provide an effective digital strategy Seán Donlon - Chairman to attract new readers online while holding on to their existing print readers. As many readers come to the realisation that a lot of news through their and ethical standards in the press. In return, the social media feeds is unreliable, they are turning to Press Council protects and promotes the freedom member publications of the Press Council so as to of the press, and it is this freedom that allows the ensure that the news they receive is trustworthy. press to act as a check on State and corporate power, because the health of an independent press Member publications of the Press Council are a is an essential part of our democracy. vital pillar of democracy. They uncover truth and hold power to account. They have provided and In this regard the Press Council continues to call on continue to provide a crucial, trustworthy service the Government to review the detrimental impact to the communities in which they circulate and to our current defamation law has on press freedom, the audience which they reach online. Because and consequently on the commercial viability of the of their track record of reliability, credibility and press in Ireland. When people are defamed they responsibility they have earned the trust of their are entitled to take court action for any wrongful readers. loss of reputation. However, if the award is so large and the consequences so harsh that publishers The Press Council has played an important role in run the risk of going out of business, there is a maintaining and building on this trust. Our member real danger that democracy will suffer through the publications adhere to a Code of Practice that suppression of the means of communicating facts safeguards and promotes the highest professional and opinions. 3 Annual Report 2019 COMPLAINTS TOTAL 252 32 Decided by Press Ombudsman 29 Out of time (see page 5 for breakdown) These were complaints that were received outside the three-month deadline for Resolved by the editor to the 25 making a complaint. satisfaction of the complainant Nine complaints were resolved through 26 Miscellaneous the Office’s formal conciliation process and l6 complaints were resolved when the 21 Unauthorised third party complainant, after contacting the Office for advice, contacted the editor directly These were complainants who were not and the editor resolved the matter to the personally affected by an article, or who complainant’s satisfaction without the need complained about an article written about for a formal complaint to proceed. another person, but without that person’s permission to make a complaint. 13 Consideration postponed because subject matter of complaint was subject 13 User Generated Content matter of ongoing court proceedings 12 Publication not member of Press 2 Complainant did not pursue matter Council following editor’s response All national newspapers, most local newspapers, many magazines and some 1 Decided by Press Council on referral online-only news publications are members of the Press Council. 66 Not pursued beyond preliminary stage by complainant 9 Other regulatory authority These were cases where the complainant These were mostly for the Broadcasting was given the contact details for the Authority of Ireland or the Advertising publisher, together with advice on the Standards Authority of Ireland. Code of Practice and how to make a complaint, but decided not to pursue the 3 Live at end 2019 matter further with the Office after the initial contact. Some of these complaints may subsequently have been satisfactorily resolved following the submission of the complaint directly to the editor of the publication concerned. 4 Annual Report 2019 COMPLAINTS DECIDED BY PRESS OMBUDSMAN: 15 Not upheld 9 Upheld 5 Sufficient remedial action offered by the publication to 32 resolve the complaint 3 Insufficient evidence to make a decision APPEALS RECEIVED BY THE PRESS COUNCIL 7 Not admitted 3 Rejected 3 Upheld 15 Carried over to 2020 2 5 Annual Report 2019 RESOLVED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COMPLAINANT 17 Amendment/deletion of online material 4 Publication of correction/ clarification/apology 2 Undertaking about future coverage of subject matter 25 of complaint 1 Publication of podcast 1 Meeting with editor PUBLICATION LEADING TO COMPLAINT 140 National newspaper (print and online) 48 Not indicated by complainant 26 Local newspaper (print and online) 22 Online-only news 252 publication 12 Non-member publication 3 Student publication 1 Magazine 6 Annual Report 2019 PRINCIPLES OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE CITED BY COMPLAINANTS: 2019 2018100 80 60 40 20 0 33.9% 1. Truth and 20.2% Accuracy 100 80 60 40 20 0 11.9% 2. Distinguishing 3.3% Fact and Comment 100 80 60 40 20 0 5.9% 3. Fair Procedures 3.1% and Honesty 100 80 60 40 20 0 4.4% 4. Respect for Rights 3.3% 18.8% 5. Privacy 13.1% 0% 6. Protection of 0% Sources 6.5% 7. Court Reporting 3.3% 0 20 40 60 80 100 100 80 60 40 20 0 6.8% 8. Prejudice 47.9 %* 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 7.5% 9. Children 5.8% 4.3% 10. Reporting of n/a** Suicide 11. Publication of the 0 decision of the Press 0 Ombudsman/Press Council *In 2018, 93% of complaints (160) made under Principle 8 were about one article (a cartoon). ** In 2018 , the provision in relation to suicide was a sub-section of Principle 5: in 2019 it became a standalone Principle. Complainants often cite a breach of more than one Principle of the Code of Practice in their complaint. The full text of the Code is published on pages 28 and 29. 7 Annual Report 2019 HORSING AROUND Lorraine O’Sullivan Lorraine O’Sullivan Photographs Competitors and staff pictured during the Tattersalls International Horse Trials 2019 8 Annual Report 2019 PRESS OMBUDSMAN’S REPORT The number of complaints received by the Office in 2019 was 252. Twenty-five complaints were resolved to the satisfaction of complainants and publishers. The Press Ombudsman issued a formal decision in 32 complaints, nine of these complaints were upheld. THE NINE COMPLAINTS UPHELD BY THE PRESS OMBUDSMAN WERE AS FOLLOWS: Both the complainant and the newspaper appealed the decision. The Press Council rejected both appeals. A Mother and Evoke.ie An article based on information and photographs taken from an Instagram account which dealt with struggles to overcome health issues was found to be in breach of Principle 3 (Fair Procedures and Honesty), Principle 5 (Privacy) and Principle 9 (Children). The decision was not appealed. Peter Feeney - Press Ombudsman Mr Jim Corr and the Sunday World A Mother and Extra.ie The newspaper had made no effort to contact the A report about the well-being of a child whose complainant before publishing claims regarding his stepfather was in prison was judged to have breached views on controversial matters and was therefore requirements of the Code of Practice in regard to found to be in breach of Principle 4 (Respect for a failure to take reasonable care in checking facts Rights).
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