Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 12
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Mandate Editors’ Code of Practice Committee to include age in clause 12.
Recommendation
The justification of the omission of age from clause 12, set out in the Editors’ Codebook, that journalists must be free to comment on public figures who are “past their prime” is itself overtly ageist. We recommend the Editors’ Code of Practice Committee include age in clause 12 of the Editors’ Code of Practice and update the Editors’ Codebook accordingly. (Recommendation, Paragraph 49) Digital exclusion
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗