{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/38581.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":38581,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Ban News International from publishing in the UK","background":null,"additional_details":"Due to the appalling standards that News International have upheld over the past couple of decades, I declare that they are unfit for publication.The telephone hacking scandal and the appalling lies printed directly after the Hillsborough disaster are but two examples of this.Innacurate, dangerous and hate-inducing journalism has no place in this modern society, and I would like to see this corrupt, innacurate and morally bankrupt organisation banned from further publishing in the United Kingdom.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2012-09-13T00:12:15.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:28:25.101Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:39:22.957Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2012-09-13T00:12:15.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"In the UK, the press is not subject to state regulation. The Government believes that this is fundamental to our democracy. That is why the government does not interfere in what a newspaper or magazine chooses to publish. However, with this freedom comes great responsibility.\r\n\r\nNewspapers must, of course, abide by the law, but they also sign up to a Code of Practice, overseen by the independent Press Complaints Commission (PCC). The Editor's Code of Practice sets a benchmark for the standards the press is expected to maintain.\r\n\r\nIf you would like any more information on the PCC and the Editors’ Code of Practice, it can be found on the PCC’s website at: http://www.pcc.org.uk."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}