Regulation factsheet
1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated?
System of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly. In the media industry there are several regulatory bodies that exist to monitor the way industries work.
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
OFCOM is responsible for regulating television, radio, telephone services and certain aspects of the internet. OFCOM is also responsible for granting licences to TV and Radio stations and it is illegal to broadcast TV or Radio signals without a license from OFCOM.
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?
The most important sections of the broadcasting code are: protecting the under eighteens, reporting of crime and impartiality of views. I think protection of the under eighteens is important as young people are more likely to try and replicate the behaviour and actions that they see when viewing different types of media therefore, the content should be regulated.
4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
I think it was wrong to broadcast Wolverine before the watershed as many children would still be awake and likely to come across the channel and watch this as films like Ice Age have been aired on Channel 4 which is a family film but Wolverine has a lot of violence in it which definitely isn't suitable for young children 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?
It became the focus for controversy as critics claimed that the lack of statutory powers means when a newspaper is found to break the rules the best a victim can do is hope for an apology which often doesn't get sufficient prominence in the paper.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
In 2007 Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire were imprisoned for illegally intercepting phone calls connected to the Royal Family. Representatives of newspaper industry including Rupert Murdoch and Paul Dacre were called to give evidence. Ian Hislop, the editor of Private Eye magazine appeared and made a strong case for keeping the press free of statutory regulation. One of Hislops key points was that much of the bad behaviour of the press that led to the Leveson enquiry being set up (such as phone hacking) was illegal already and argued that journalists who break laws should be prosecuted
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
On the 8th September 2014 the PCC was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
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 believe free press allows people to express their views and opinions which creates a sense of equality and freedom of speech. Although, I believe that press regulation is necessary as it ensures the content we receive is unbiased.
10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
The internet is hard to regulate as it lacks centralised control as well as many other factors like:
System of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly. In the media industry there are several regulatory bodies that exist to monitor the way industries work.
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
OFCOM is responsible for regulating television, radio, telephone services and certain aspects of the internet. OFCOM is also responsible for granting licences to TV and Radio stations and it is illegal to broadcast TV or Radio signals without a license from OFCOM.
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?
The most important sections of the broadcasting code are: protecting the under eighteens, reporting of crime and impartiality of views. I think protection of the under eighteens is important as young people are more likely to try and replicate the behaviour and actions that they see when viewing different types of media therefore, the content should be regulated.
4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
I think it was wrong to broadcast Wolverine before the watershed as many children would still be awake and likely to come across the channel and watch this as films like Ice Age have been aired on Channel 4 which is a family film but Wolverine has a lot of violence in it which definitely isn't suitable for young children 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?
It became the focus for controversy as critics claimed that the lack of statutory powers means when a newspaper is found to break the rules the best a victim can do is hope for an apology which often doesn't get sufficient prominence in the paper.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
In 2007 Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire were imprisoned for illegally intercepting phone calls connected to the Royal Family. Representatives of newspaper industry including Rupert Murdoch and Paul Dacre were called to give evidence. Ian Hislop, the editor of Private Eye magazine appeared and made a strong case for keeping the press free of statutory regulation. One of Hislops key points was that much of the bad behaviour of the press that led to the Leveson enquiry being set up (such as phone hacking) was illegal already and argued that journalists who break laws should be prosecuted
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
On the 8th September 2014 the PCC was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
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 believe free press allows people to express their views and opinions which creates a sense of equality and freedom of speech. Although, I believe that press regulation is necessary as it ensures the content we receive is unbiased.
10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
The internet is hard to regulate as it lacks centralised control as well as many other factors like:
- Encryption is widely used on the internet
- The world wide nature on the internet
- Anonymity
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