Head of UK press regulator says change needed

Press Complaints Commission chief David Hunt told Britain s media ethics inquiry Tuesday that the media needs to regain public trust, but this should not be done through a "press regulation act." The judge-led inquiry was set up in the wake of a scandal about illegal phone hacking by Rupert Murdoch s now-defunct News of the World. Victims of tabloid intrusion have described the complaints commission which newspapers join voluntarily  as a toothless organization. In a witness statement, Hunt says the existing structure "is not viable" and should be replaced by a body with powers to impose sanctions on newspapers that breach ethical guidelines.