GQ

Regulated by ?

IPSO- Independent Press Standards Organisation

IPSO is a…

Voluntary body

GQ is part of IPSO through…

Conde Nast’s commitment = industry self regulation system

GQ also adheres to….

Editor’s Code of Practice which outlines ethical standards in journalism

✅ failure to balance the needs of the consumer and the citizen

Promotes luxury fashion + hyper masculine stereotypes e.g GA fitness special editions features actor Michael B Jordan topless = sexualised

✅Self - regulation avoids censorship byt limits accountability

IPSO has no statutory power cannot enforce major penalties e.g despite critiques about GQ’s objection or lack of racial diversity = few public corrections or punishments

❌GQ supports the public sphere by promoting diversity and adhering to the demands of inclusion

Jonathan Bailey 2022 cover story focused on his identity as a gay actor and redefined masculinity through vulnerability and style