Regulation fact sheet

1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated?
Regulation is when there are certain things that is allowed to be watched. Media industries need to be regulated so the right audience is watching the right thing that is acceptable.

2) What is OFCOM responsible for?
The Office Of Communication is responsible for regulating television, radio and other things that can be relating to the internet.

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?
Section 8: Privacy
Section 2: Harm and offence
Section 1: Protecting the under eighteens

4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why?
Yes because it contained 6 instances of violence that was unsuitable for the children underaged.

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?
They were criticised because of the lack of statutory power.

7) What was the Leveson enquiry and why was it set up?
The Leveson enquiry was an inquiry into the “culture, practice and ethics of the press” was held, mainly as a result of the so-called phone hacking scandal.

8) What was the PCC replaced with in 2014?
The PCC was replaced by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).

10) Why is the internet so difficult to regulate?
The internet is difficult to regulate because of the different ways that anyone can still access anything.