Regulation & regulatory bodies

Each media is regulated by a body whose responsibilities it is to ensure that content is suitable and follows a code of practice. The main regulatory body for magazines is the independent press standard organisation (IPSO). There are multiple regulations put in place such as:

Accuracy - The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures. facts, comments and conjecture must be clearly distinguished

Opportunity to reply - A fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given.

Privacy - Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications. 

Harassment - Journalists must not intimidate, pursue or harass a person. They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals without consent nor remain on their property when asked to leave and must not follow them. 

Children - A child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child's welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents. The press must not identify children under 16 who are victims or witnesses in cases involving sex offences. In any press report of a case involving a sexual offence against a child. The child must not be identified. The adult may be identified.

Hospitals - Journalists must identify themselves and obtain permission from a responsible executive before entering non-public areas of hospitals or similar institutions to pursue enquiries.The restrictions on intruding into privacy are particularly relevant to enquiries about individuals in hospitals or similar institutions.

Reporting of crime - Relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent, unless they are genuinely relevant to the story.

Discrimination - The press must avoid comments to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability. Details of an individual's race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.

The public interest - Detecting or exposing crime or serious impropriety. Protecting public health and safety. Preventing the public from being misled by an action or statement of an individual or organisation.

I understand these regulations and rules about publishing and recording images or text, this will help me when making my magazine because i know what is needed, what cannot be published and what is safe to use. My article will be respectful of privacy, not offend or discriminate anyone and i must not harass anyone under any circumstance and make sure my magazine isn't in any way misleading or misguiding and contain clearly distinguished facts.