An article in last Saturday’s edition, concerning evidence given to the Leveson Inquiry in London by the Press Ombudsman, Prof John Horgan, stated in error that the office of the Press Ombudsman had not received any complaint about the private lives of individuals over newspaper coverage.
In fact, Prof Horgan said there had been no complaints about the private lives of individuals being misrepresented by a newspaper or other publication under Principle 1 – Truth and Accuracy of the Code of Practice. This exchange arose in the context of a query from Lord Justice Leveson about problems arising from possible misrepresentation which is dealt with under principle 1.
There have been complaints from individuals alleging invasions of their privacy under Principle 5 of the Code, which deals specifically with privacy.
In last Thursday’s review of Phantom of the Opera at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, it was incorrectly stated that one performance included miming. In fact, it was entirely live.
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