Press Council

Press Council

Press Council may refer to:

* Danish Press Council, a Danish independent public tribunal press council under the Ministry of Justice
* International Press Telecommunications Council, a consortium of the world's major news agencies and news industry vendors
* Press Council of India, a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print and broadcast media
* Press Complaints Commission the British organisation that succeeded its Press Council in 1990


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