Regulation

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

Regulation are used to provide rules and ensure that organisations are very fair with everything that happens.

2) What is OFCOM responsible for?

OFCOM are Office of Communication (OFCOM) are responsible regulating television,radio and others they make sure that there are licenses for TV as it is illegal to broadcast without a license  

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?

These are all the sections on the OFCOM broadcasting code-

Section 1: Protecting the Under-Eighteens: I think this is the most important because we must be careful with what is shown because if the are shown the wrong things at a young age it would have a big affect on them and also their parents would be very mad if something .


Section 2: Harm and Offence- If harm and offensive isn't regulated probably it can be threatening to people who are watching therefore it should be regulated carefully.


Section 3: Crime- Crime needs to be very closely regulated as well because if shown to the wrong audience it can give them ideas or it can influence them to do wrong especially if they are younger and dont really understand.


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


The fact that it was before the watershed means that a lot young children would be watching channel four meaning that they would've seen violence and possibly heard swearing. This could influence them in many ways therefore it is best if it didn't happen and they just avoided it. 

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

6) Why was the Press Complaints Commission criticised?

The PCC was criticised and closed down on Monday the 8th September 2014 because they didn't really have that much power or control and were criticised a lot Critics also argue that many newspapers seem to ignore the rules on a pretty regular basis and that very little is done to stop them.

7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?

The Leveson inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, It was established in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid.

8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?

The PCC was replaced with IPSO in 2014. 

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?

Yes i believe that newspapers should face statuary regulation like TV and radio because they have a lot more free will than Tv and radio therefore they are allowed to get away with a lot more than anything else however at the same time many kids do not read the newspaper only elder people do but i still feel like they should be regulate just incase.

10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?

Becasue there are a lot of things that people cant control on the internet.