Newspaper regulation: blog tasks
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?
The Leicester Mercury used to have 130 Journalists employed. In ten years tune Perch thinks that if it is still in print, it will be weekly, extremely expensive and have a very small circulation.
2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?
"The biggest single issue is that something illegal was going on which obviously should not have been, and which wasn’t dealt with by the police, and unfortunately the resulting actions have been disproportionate [...] Far too many newspapers and magazines have been caught up in a regulatory system that they shouldn’t really be caught up in [...] A small section of the press was behaving in a totally unacceptable way, but it should have been dealt with legally."
3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?
IPSO stands for the Independent Press Standards Organisation. IPSO Complaints Committee decides if the Editors Code of Practice has been broken and if it has, the Committee can insist on corrections and demand hey be placed on a particular page.
4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?
Perch believes that newspaper ownership should just be left as it is because if people have the income and money that allows them to afford it they should just be satisfied with that they have.
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 do not agree with this as in time there could be an uprise of bias which would result in people getting a misrepresented view of certain news as it would be coming from a particular group who want to spread their ideas/ideology and push their agenda forward on a larger landscape.
The Leicester Mercury used to have 130 Journalists employed. In ten years tune Perch thinks that if it is still in print, it will be weekly, extremely expensive and have a very small circulation.
2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?
"The biggest single issue is that something illegal was going on which obviously should not have been, and which wasn’t dealt with by the police, and unfortunately the resulting actions have been disproportionate [...] Far too many newspapers and magazines have been caught up in a regulatory system that they shouldn’t really be caught up in [...] A small section of the press was behaving in a totally unacceptable way, but it should have been dealt with legally."
3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?
IPSO stands for the Independent Press Standards Organisation. IPSO Complaints Committee decides if the Editors Code of Practice has been broken and if it has, the Committee can insist on corrections and demand hey be placed on a particular page.
4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?
Perch believes that newspaper ownership should just be left as it is because if people have the income and money that allows them to afford it they should just be satisfied with that they have.
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 do not agree with this as in time there could be an uprise of bias which would result in people getting a misrepresented view of certain news as it would be coming from a particular group who want to spread their ideas/ideology and push their agenda forward on a larger landscape.
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