The amendments, which were announced last month, cover:
* Privacy - Clause 3 has been amended to make clear that the PCC will take into account relevant previous disclosures made by the complainant.
* Harassment - Clause 4 will require journalists in situations where harassment could become an issue to identify themselves if requested to do so.
* The Public Interest exceptions will include journalistic activity where editors can demonstrate a reasonable belief that they were acting in the public interest at the time.
The new look Code is now available online and can be printed out in a single-page format in A4 or A3.
The Society of Editors is also mailing 30,000 copies of the Code in a handy wallet-size format to journalists, politicians and civil society organisations. Bob Satchwell (pictured), the Society's Executive Director, said: "The Code should always be close to hand in every journalist's pocket - not the bottom drawer of their desks. That is the best way to show sceptics that the Code is a respected and powerful influence on the way the Press works."
Code Committee members: Paul Dacre, Daily Mail (chairman); Neil Benson, Trinity Mirror Regional Newspapers; Adrian Faber, Express and Star, Wolverhampton; Jonathan Grun, Press Association; Douglas Melloy, Rotherham and South Yorkshire Advertiser; Ian Murray, Southern Evening Echo; David Pollington, The Sunday Post; Alan Rusbridger, The Guardian: June Smith-Sheppard, Pick Me Up magazine; Hannah Walker, South London Press; Harriet Wilson, Conde-Nast Publications; and John Witherow, Sunday Times.
