MIGRAIN: Industries- Regulation

1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated?

 Systems of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate
fairly.

2) What is OFCOM responsible for?


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. 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?

4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
 It deemed “unsuitable for children” and therefore the broadcaster had been wrong to show the film before the watershed.

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?

 It’s critics claim that the lack of statutory powers means that when a newspaper has been found to breah the rules, the best a victim can hope for is an apology, which often does not get sufficient prominence in the paper.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
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?

 PCC was replaced by the 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?

I think that free press is an important part of democracy as long as it isn't harming a person or organisation by slander. Free press should have evidence to support it. But i think it should be regulated.

10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?

 The internet is so difficult to regulate as it is world wide and bigger than any one country so it cannot be regulated.

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