Media regulation

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

Rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly.

2) What is OFCOM responsible for?

Broadcast media (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?

Protecting the Under-Eighteens
Harm and Offence
Crime

4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?

Yes because they should stick to the rules made by OFCOM.

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?

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?

Throughout 2011 and 2012, an inquiry into the “culture, practice and ethics of the press” was held, mainly as a result of the so-called phone hacking scandal.

8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?

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?

Newspapers should face statutory regulation like TV and Radio as they are all forms of media that can be exposed to anyone

10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?

Because anyone with an internet connection and an electronic device can post to the internet and things that are posted on the internet are usually not regulated before they are released to the public

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