ext_58999 ([identity profile] major-clanger.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] major_clanger 2012-02-12 01:47 pm (UTC)

I've just had what I thought would be a quick look through the ICU Constitution and have ended up reading half a dozen policies and codes of practice that it referred to. My quick summary of what seems to be the case is:

- The ICU President is the Felix Editor's line manager, but not in respect of matters of editorial freedom.
- Felix is governed by the Press Code of Conduct (which does not actually say much on this sort of thing, surprisingly).
- A Union General Meeting can call the Felix Editor to account.
- The ICU Court can discipline the Felix Editor.

The question, I would say, is whether priniting very offensive and quite possibly unlawful (see [livejournal.com profile] penguineggs' comment) is an 'editorial freedom' matter. The constitution clearly provides for the Editor to be held accountable, so implying that some content matters do not fall within the carve-out of 'editorial freedom'.

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