Regulation
1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated?
Industries have their own dedicated regulation bodies where they control what is and what isn't said via the main channels who have their own, specialised remits.
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
The OFice of COMunication (OFCOM) is responsible for regulating television, radio, telephone services and some aspects of the internet, although the areas most relevent to media students are TV and radio.
3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why?
Section 1: Protecting the Under-Eighteens Section 2: Harm and Offence Section 3: Crime Section 4: Religion Section 5: Impartiality and Undue Prominence of Views and Opinions Section 6: Elections and Referendums Section 7: Fairness Section 8: Privacy Section 9: Commercial References in Television Programming
4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
Channel Four was criticised by OFCOM for screening the film “Wolverine” at a time when children would be likely to be watching
5) List five of the sections in the old Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice.
Section 1: Accuracy
Section 2: Opportunity to Reply
Section 3: Privacy*
Section 4: Harassment*
Section 5: Intrusion Into Grief and Shock
6) Why was the Press Complaints Commission criticised?
Regulators also provide somebody for audiences to complain to if they see something they don’t like. If you are offended by a TV show, feel that an advert is making claims that are unrealistic or a newspaper has invaded your privacy, the regulator is somebody you can turn to to take up your complaint.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
Emerged during the Leveson Enquiry that phone hacking was much more widespread throughout the industry. The enquiry also looked at other areas of press behaviour that were considered questionable.
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)
9) What is your opinion on press regulation? Is a free press an important part of living in a democracy or should newspapers face statutory regulation like TV and radio?
Newspaper should face statuary regulation to avoid biases because the news has a right to provide the correct information therefore if it is regulated then what is displayed will most likely be true and not propaganda.
10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
The internet is extremely vast and global and the global nature of the internet means it is difficult for one government to regulate – and tech giants like Google or Amazon are now more powerful than individual countries
Industries have their own dedicated regulation bodies where they control what is and what isn't said via the main channels who have their own, specialised remits.
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
The OFice of COMunication (OFCOM) is responsible for regulating television, radio, telephone services and some aspects of the internet, although the areas most relevent to media students are TV and radio.
3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why?
Section 1: Protecting the Under-Eighteens Section 2: Harm and Offence Section 3: Crime Section 4: Religion Section 5: Impartiality and Undue Prominence of Views and Opinions Section 6: Elections and Referendums Section 7: Fairness Section 8: Privacy Section 9: Commercial References in Television Programming
4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
Channel Four was criticised by OFCOM for screening the film “Wolverine” at a time when children would be likely to be watching
5) List five of the sections in the old Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice.
Section 1: Accuracy
Section 2: Opportunity to Reply
Section 3: Privacy*
Section 4: Harassment*
Section 5: Intrusion Into Grief and Shock
6) Why was the Press Complaints Commission criticised?
Regulators also provide somebody for audiences to complain to if they see something they don’t like. If you are offended by a TV show, feel that an advert is making claims that are unrealistic or a newspaper has invaded your privacy, the regulator is somebody you can turn to to take up your complaint.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
Emerged during the Leveson Enquiry that phone hacking was much more widespread throughout the industry. The enquiry also looked at other areas of press behaviour that were considered questionable.
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO)
9) What is your opinion on press regulation? Is a free press an important part of living in a democracy or should newspapers face statutory regulation like TV and radio?
Newspaper should face statuary regulation to avoid biases because the news has a right to provide the correct information therefore if it is regulated then what is displayed will most likely be true and not propaganda.
10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
The internet is extremely vast and global and the global nature of the internet means it is difficult for one government to regulate – and tech giants like Google or Amazon are now more powerful than individual countries
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