Phone Hacking Scandal Flashcards
1
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Regulation
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Setting laws that must be followed or else there will be punishment.
2
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Censorship
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When the government controls what the media can and can’t say.
3
Q
Phone hacking scandal
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2011 - News of the world journalists hacking into celebrities phones
4
Q
Leveson Enquiry 2012
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Leveson said that the government should not control what the media publishes.
He said the old press complaints commission (PCC) was not fit for purpose and should be replaced.
5
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Name of new complaints board
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Independent Press Standards Organisation
6
Q
How is the new complaints board more effective?
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The IPSO is more effective as they have the power to impose sanctions . It is backed by government legislature . Gov can step in and enforce punishments if the newspaper broke the law.
