Based in Washington DC, the WPFC offered the opinion that the British constitutional example of free speech could not be overstated internationally. It represented 45 journalistic organisations on five continents, including the London-based Commonwealth Press Union Media Trust and partners such as the Committee of Press Freedom Organisation and Committee to Protect Journalists. Offered the view that to be credible an independent self-regulatory body should include members of the public and journalistic representatives who understood the press.
