Ownership and Control of the Media Flashcards
Topic 1
What is traditional media?
Mass media that communicated uniform messages in a one-way, non-interactive process to large audiences. For example, traditional broadcasting, and newspapers.
What is new media?
Interactive, screen-based (computer) digital technology involving images, text, and sound.
What are some examples of new media?
Computers and the internet: electronic e-books, satellite TV; Digi boxes, and DVD recorders allow customized viewing, hundreds of TV channels.
What is social media?
A group of online and internet based applications that are used for social interaction among large groups of people.
What are some examples of social media?
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram where people can build social networks of friends.
What are 4 statistics in 2014 according to Ofcom?
TV viewers on average watched 4 hours of TV a day
77% of households have internet and broadband connections
57% used smartphones to access the internet
7.5 million newspapers were sold a day
How has the media become a gigantic international business?
By instant news from every part of the globe
How are TV Programmers and films to audiences backed?
By huge investments.
What was Bauman’s research?
(hint: info over the last 30 years and how much info is in a new York times compared to past centuries)
During the last 30 years more information has been produced in the world than during the previous 5000 years, while a single copy of the Sunday edition of the New York Times contains more info than a cultivated person in the 18th century would consume in a lifetime.
How has society become media saturated?
The media has become an important source of information, entertainment, and leisure.
What is the media an important agency of and why?
It is an important agency of secondary socialization and has huge influence in people’s sense of identity and consumer spending choices.
What is our taken for granted knowledge and our opinions based on?
On evidence and knowledge provided by the media, as this is the only source of evidence for some of us, and they colour and construct our sense of reality.
How can the media be bias?
Subject/social group and or individuals are presented by the media in a one-sided way, favoring one point of view over others, or ignoring distorting or misrepresenting some issues, or points of view compared to others.
What laws are there to control the media? Give 2 examples
Laws of libel- cannot publish an untrue statement about a person which might bring them into contempt, ridicule, dislike, or hostility in society.
Official secrets act- criminal offence to report without any authorisation from official government activity
What are Ofcom’s responsibility? (5)
Further the interests of consumers
Securing the best use of radio
Ensuring that a wide variety of radio, TV, with a wide broad appeal are available
Protect the public from offensive/harmful effects of broadcast media
Safeguarding people from being unfairly treated on TV and radio
What did the independent press standards organisation (IPSO) replace?
The press complaints commission (PCC)
Why did the IPSO replace the PCC?
Because it was discredited following its inadequate response to journalists hacking into people’s mobile phones, which led to the Leveson Enquiry.
What does the IPSO do?
Considers and investigates complaints about the content of newspapers that breach acceptable standards, journalists behavior
What is the BBC funded principally by?
An annual TV license fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations.
What is the BBC now controlled by?
BBC Board formed in 2017- it sets the strategy for the corporation, assess the performance of the BBC and appoints the Director-General.
Who regulates the BBC?
Ofcom
What are 4 characteristics of the PSB? (Public service broadcasting)
Provide full range of programming to meet audience needs for education, entertainment, and information
Be universally available
Have a concern for ‘national identity’ and community
Be detached from vested interests and government
What is independent broadcasting?
All non-BBC television radio stations that are funded by subscriptions or by advertising.
What are some companies that operate in the private sector?
Disney, Netflix, Amazon Prime, ITV X, BBC I-Player, YouTube Premium, and Apple TV.
