I can understand why some might see it as a slippery slope towards destroying a free press but I can't see the harm in newspapers being answerable to the public they are meant to serve. As long as it is an independent body not the government, such as Ofcom, I think it's about time the public had someone to complain to if newspapers print something false or harrass people, with proper penalties in place. I don't think this should hamper any decent journalist. With so much rubbish on the Internet we have every right to expect our press to be accurate.
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