When constructing this article i took into great consideration IPSO's editors code of practice, this was to ensure that the final product was in no way harmful , offensive and I would not be threatened with libel action. Because my article has commented on charities which aid the homelessness, it is important that the information is as accurate as possible therefore during both primary and secondary research I took information directly from these charities, meaning all statistical information is reliable due to it's origin - '1 in 4 people experience mental health issues' this came directly from the Mind informative webpage therefore keeps within this code of practice.The article does not contain any information on specific cases of homelessness therefore cannot be an intrusion of privacy, rather than using case studies I have spoken about the issue as a national concern to avoid being in breach of this code - this is reflected in the quote ' There are around 1 million homeless people in the entirety of the uk' , this does not use the name or location of a person or group of people.
For my research I contacted Sheffield City Coucil for information about how they are dealing with the homelessness crisis in sheffield , as part of this i contacted the enquirys board under the freedom of information act and requested the material from a recent meeting on the matter. I then analysed this information and took from it specific important details that would aid my article. Because this information is free for access by anybody, it isn't classed as a confidential source which if it was could put me in direct breach of the confidential information code of practice. I have also quoted within the article that Sheffield City Council gave this information by saying 'as said by sheffield city council this is one of the primary reasons for the increasing numbera of entrenched homeless'.
In addition to this there is no information within the article which could obstruct an on going trial in the area which is one of the most important editors codes of practice - this means that my article in no way could be held responsible for the skewing of a legal trial.
Because my article would be distributed online it would have to abide by Ipso's editors code of practice and W3C standards as it would be easily accessible by anybody looking on the web. As part of W3C standards, it would be important to make sure that the article online is accessible for everybody including those with impairments. To do so it would be important that there are multiple formats available for the article such as language choices for those who english is not their first language, a larger font for those with visual impairments and even an audio copy for those who are unable to see the print at all.
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