Newspapers: Regulation
1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? Perch thinks that if it is still in print, it will be weekly, extremely expensive, and have a very small circulation; if it is online only – the likeliest outcome – it will be unlikely to make money, and so would employ as few as five or six staff. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? He says although those illegal activities occurred and they shouldn't have he does not believe that regulation is the answer. 3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work? IPSO Complaints Committee, which will decide if the Editor’s Code of Practice has been broken. 4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership? Keith does not believe that businesses such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, which owns The Sun, The Times and 39% of Sky, should be forced to sell some of their titles to ensure that no one person or com