Instead, the press has established a fully independent body to police its activities, known as the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso). It will be able to impose fines of up to 1 million. <\/p>\n
Vincent Peyrgne, chief executive of the association, said that the government's plans for press regulation could have \"far-reaching consequences across the globe\". <\/p>\n
He said: \"Any threats to the independence of journalism in Britain could be used by repressive regimes worldwide to justify their own controls over the press. <\/p>\n
\"We will endeavour to investigate all elements that threaten the United Kingdom's position as a bastion for free and independent media with the same rigour as we have approached other international press freedom hot spots in nearly 70 years of defending freedom of expression worldwide.\" <\/p>\n
The organisation's missions are normally reserved for regimes where there are severe concerns about censorship, including Ethiopia, Libya, Yemen and Burma. <\/p>\n
The delegation will also speak to freedom of expression and civil society groups, professional bodies, various industry representatives and academics. <\/p>\n
The mission will include representatives of newspapers in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Canada, the USA and Pakistan. The delegation hopes to publish its UK report in February. <\/p>\n
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