Industies - Regulation
1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated?
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
Ofcom is an example of a statutory regulation. this means that the rules are backed up by the force of the law and anyone who were to broadcast them could be punished for breaking them by either having their license revoked or in some cases having to pay a large fine.
One of the most noticeable and well known elements of code is the 'watershed' which a law which prohibits material which is unsuitable to children to be aired on TV between the hours of 5:30am and 9pm.
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?
I believe that the most important sections of the broadcasting code are:
(I believe that this should be changed to under 16s as I think that younger children are much more impressionable and in majority of households anyone above the age of 16 will often watch films which are intended to be 'adult humour' and often is actually targeted for that generation to watch, however I believe that it is one of the most important as it can protect easily impressionable young children).
4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
I disagree with Ofcom that channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening, as wolverine is not a film which has a high age rating as it is only 12 and it is not as if they had played it around 2 or 3 pm which is when most kids would watch on their own, however they played it in the evening, where the parents are most likely to be with the children when they are watching the films and would be able to see whether or not the film is suitable for their children or not. Many children can access much worse movies on the internet, so I believe that giving children the responsibility of choosing not to watch such a film could prevent them from watching or searching for much worse things in the future.
5) List five of the sections in the old Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice.
The press Complaints Commission was criticised for the lack of having a statutory power means that when a newspaper has been found to break the rules and a victim were to complain, the best thing they can hope for is an apology from them, which will of course receive very minimal media attention. People also criticised that newspapers often break the rules and that very little is done to stop them and it would be very difficult to stop them.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
'The Leveson Enquiry" was held throughout 2011 and 2012, which was an enquiry into the "culture, practice and ethics of the press", held mainly as a result of the phone hacking scandal. It was investigation once Goodman had been intercepting the calls of the royal family. The producers claimed that Goodman was a rogue journalist and did not represent the companies actions.
Once the investigation took place, they found out that this was a widespread action within the industry.
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
On September 8th 2014, the PCC was replaced by 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?
I believe that newspapers are just as large a department of media sharing as TV and radio that they should have to face statutory regulation so that things such as bias can be prevented and we do not need to live in a world which is dominated by the media, which is good in my opinion, as there is often corruption within the media.
10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
Media is so difficult to regulate as there is a debate within the country about whether or not the internet should be regulated and that to live in a democratic country we would have to not have restricted internet access.
Systems of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly. the government passed the video recordings act in 1984,
which introduced regulation to the video market for the first time. Cinema style classification certificates were introduced, preventing young people from obtaining material that was unsuitable for them.
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
Ofcom is an example of a statutory regulation. this means that the rules are backed up by the force of the law and anyone who were to broadcast them could be punished for breaking them by either having their license revoked or in some cases having to pay a large fine.
One of the most noticeable and well known elements of code is the 'watershed' which a law which prohibits material which is unsuitable to children to be aired on TV between the hours of 5:30am and 9pm.
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?
I believe that the most important sections of the broadcasting code are:
- The protection of under 18s.
(I believe that this should be changed to under 16s as I think that younger children are much more impressionable and in majority of households anyone above the age of 16 will often watch films which are intended to be 'adult humour' and often is actually targeted for that generation to watch, however I believe that it is one of the most important as it can protect easily impressionable young children).
- Impartiality and undue prominence of views and opinions.
4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
I disagree with Ofcom that channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening, as wolverine is not a film which has a high age rating as it is only 12 and it is not as if they had played it around 2 or 3 pm which is when most kids would watch on their own, however they played it in the evening, where the parents are most likely to be with the children when they are watching the films and would be able to see whether or not the film is suitable for their children or not. Many children can access much worse movies on the internet, so I believe that giving children the responsibility of choosing not to watch such a film could prevent them from watching or searching for much worse things in the future.
5) List five of the sections in the old Press Complaints Commission's Code of Practice.
- Financial Journalism
- Children
- Privacy
- Children in sex cases
- Discrimination
The press Complaints Commission was criticised for the lack of having a statutory power means that when a newspaper has been found to break the rules and a victim were to complain, the best thing they can hope for is an apology from them, which will of course receive very minimal media attention. People also criticised that newspapers often break the rules and that very little is done to stop them and it would be very difficult to stop them.
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
'The Leveson Enquiry" was held throughout 2011 and 2012, which was an enquiry into the "culture, practice and ethics of the press", held mainly as a result of the phone hacking scandal. It was investigation once Goodman had been intercepting the calls of the royal family. The producers claimed that Goodman was a rogue journalist and did not represent the companies actions.
Once the investigation took place, they found out that this was a widespread action within the industry.
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
On September 8th 2014, the PCC was replaced by 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?
I believe that newspapers are just as large a department of media sharing as TV and radio that they should have to face statutory regulation so that things such as bias can be prevented and we do not need to live in a world which is dominated by the media, which is good in my opinion, as there is often corruption within the media.
10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
Media is so difficult to regulate as there is a debate within the country about whether or not the internet should be regulated and that to live in a democratic country we would have to not have restricted internet access.
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