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Media regulation: blog tasks

 Media regulation: blog tasks


Regulation is required to provide rules and regulations to ensure organisations operate fairly 

OFCOM is responsible for regulating broadcast media (TV and radio). 

The three most important sections of the broadcasting code would be: 
  1. Protecting under 18s: This is important as kids are impressionable so they should be protected from content that might influence them egatively
  2. Harm and offence: This is important as TV viewing should be pleasuable rather than chaotic or saddening. 
  3. Crime: This is important as you would not want audiences to get influenced to commit acts of crimes.  
I believe that ofcom should’ve broadcasted Wolverine an hour later to ensure that very young audiences will not be able to view the movie as they will most likely be asleep. 

The PCC Code of Practice
Section 1: Accuracy
Section 2: Opportunity to Reply
Section 3: Privacy*
Section 4: Harassment*
Section 5: Intrusion Into Grief and Shock

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. Critics also argue that many newspapers seem to fly in the face of the rules on a pretty regular basis and that very little is done to stop them.

The Leveon enquiry was an inquiry into the “culture, practice and ethics of the press” was held, mainly as a result of the so-called phone hacking scandal. 

In 2014, PCC was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).

I believe that free press is definitely needed as it is an important part that differentiates a democracy to a dictatorship. 

The internet is so difficult to regulate because platforms are not the publisher of the content that is seen online, its the users that are the publishers. If there was something written online, the platform would not be able to hold accountability for it. 

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