Regulatory Bodies

IPSO

IPSO stands for independent press standard organisation.

If you make an article they will look trough it and support you. Editor code of practice.

If you say or write some things that are not good or relevant like privacy, harassment, confidential sources, discrimination, children in sex cases and many more; they will tell you off. But in some cases they allow them if it is in public interest, exposing crimes, protection public health or public interest involved.

For example the Editor Code of Practice is very specific on this. An example of this will be Sienna Miler when she sued the paparazzi for harassment claims.

ASA

ASA stands for Advertising Standards Authority. The UK's independent regulatory advertising