ownership and control of the media Flashcards
what do marxists say about the media
Negative, as the super rich manipulate the media
who is rupert murdock
media mogul who controls sun, fox news, the times
who is richard desmond
owns daily express
why is having media moguls negative for the content of media
they transmit there opinions or political belief and publish it to influence the public.
what is a media mogul
an individual who owns a significant share of a media company.
Features of media ownership. What is synergy
companies have a product in a variety of forms
-film
-soundtrack
- game
- poster
features of media ownership, what is global ownership
media organisations operate around the world
what are laws of libel
cant publish fake statements of others
what is the official secrets act
cant report on official secrets without permission
what is the radical and religious hatred act
no hate on race or religion
what is the contempt of court provision
forbids reporting expression of opinions about proceeding court case- which can create a negative light on other people.
what is OFCOM
office of communication- who regulate media.
what are the things ofcom regulate
formality like swearing, graphic content to safeguard public from harmful content
what is the bbc
worlds leading broadcast service broadcaster
what does impartial mean and why do bbc need to remain impartial
impartial means opinions arent shared, bbc need to remain impartial as it represents the royals and it wont influence the public
who pays for the bbc
the public, when they pay for their tv license
what is a government spin doctor and how does it show the media is controlled by the government
spin doctors manipulate the media, and bury bad stories of politicians
what is electronic surveillance
police monitor email and text
what is favourable exposure and how does it show the government controls media
favourable exposure- stories published by media that audience want to hear- true crime, drama
in order to hide government mistakes
Give a spin doctor example
spin doctors covered covid 19 mistakes
how does the government influence output of the media by restricting info
removal of information if it is bad
