Media regulation

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

to monitor the way that their industries work.
2) What is OFCOM responsible for?

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? Crime to stop young people being influences to commit crimes 

4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
“unsuitable for children” and therefore the broadcaster had been wrong  to show the film before the watershed
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’s critics claim that the lack of statutory powers means that when a  newspaper has been found to break the rules,
7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
The Leveson Inquiry was a public inquiry into the culture, practices, and ethics of the British press, set up in 2011 by Prime Minister David Cameron following the News of the World phone hacking scandal, particularly the hacking of murdered teenager Milly Dowler's phone
8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
On 8th September 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 think that we should have a free press within reason to protect the welfare of people

10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?

Regulating the internet is hard due to its global, borderless nature with no central authority, making jurisdiction confusing; the rapid evolution of technology outpacing slow-moving laws