JIG was
launched on 30th April 1998 following the Director General
of Fair Trading's decision not to refer the newspaper industry
to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. The Newspaper
Publishers received a mandate from the Office of Fair Trading
tasking them to address issues identified in the MMC's
report, in particular measures to monitor wholesaler service.
JIG was created for that purpose and has attempted to address
the industry's own problems via self-regulation rather than
regulatory intervention.
JIG has been responsible for generating a number of industry
initiatives through the creation of sub-working groups. JIG
gives direction and monitors the progress of the projects
it creates, all of which are addressed by a consensual approach
through the unanimous decision of its members.
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