PRESS COMPLAINTS COMMISSION - VACANCY FOR PUBLIC MEMBER

19/03/08

Applications are invited for a new public (or lay) member of the PCC, the
body that deals with complaints about the editorial content of UK
newspapers and magazines and their websites (including audio-visual
material). The appointment – which is made by an independent
Appointments Commission – is for a term of three years.

Membership – which comes with remuneration of £11k per annum –
involves nine board meetings in central London each year (usually on a
Wednesday afternoon), and occasional ad hoc Committee work. In
addition, Commission members are sent papers for consideration each
week.

Applicants will need to demonstrate a record of achievement in their own
walk of life, an interest in and appreciation of the dynamics of a free
press, an acceptance of the principles of self regulation, and an ability to
analyse and digest a large amount of written material.

A job description is available on the PCC’s website – www.pcc.org.uk.
Applications must be made by Friday May 2nd 2008; interviews of a
shortlist of candidates are expected to take place in late May and early
June. Full details of application procedure are contained in the job
description. For those without access to the internet, a copy can be
obtained from Kim Baxter, PCC, Halton House, 20/23 Holborn, London,
EC1N 2JD.