Newspapers: Regulation

 1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury. How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time?

 Perch thinks that if it is still in print, it will be weekly, extremely expensive, and have a very small circulation; if it is online only – the likeliest outcome – it will be unlikely to make money, and so would employ as few as five or six staff.

2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?

He says although those illegal activities occurred and they shouldn't have he does not believe that regulation is the answer.

3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?

IPSO Complaints Committee, which will decide if the Editor’s Code of Practice has been broken.

4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?
 Keith does not believe that businesses such as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, which owns The Sun, The Times and 39% of Sky, should be forced to sell some of their titles to ensure that no one person or company can control too much of the media industry and therefore control the agenda.

5) Do you agree with his view that broadcast news should have less regulation so that TV channels can support particular political parties or people?

I believe that without regulation the news industry and the media will be dominated by a narrow range of ideologies and this could be harmful t audiences as there will be less representation and will be forced to just take the news they are given even if it does not align with their views.

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