The Press Complaints Commission has launched a new online section to help journalism students studying its work and the editors' Code of Practice.

The Commission's website now includes a special section which gives detailed answers to some of the questions that are frequently asked by students and trainees.

The new pages cover a variety of subjects, such as regulations for photographs, why the PCC doesn't impose fines and how the organisation compares to other media ethics bodies in Europe.

Acting chairman Professor Robert Pinker said: "In the last ten years, standards of training within the newspaper industry have been transformed - partly on the back of the inclusion in the NCTJ exams of knowledge of the Code and the work of the PCC.

"That, alongside the growth in media studies courses at universities and the in-house work undertaken by publishers themselves, means that there is more interest than ever in the work of the PCC."

The new 'frequently asked questions' section complements the existing students area of the PCC website, which already has detailed background information about the Commission, on complaints concerning the Royal Family and about how the Code of Practice has evolved.

To read the new frequently asked questions section, visit www.pcc.org.uk.

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