regulation

Question 1

Statutory Regulation

Answer 1

A regulation system that is implemented by law.

Question 2

Self-Regulation

Answer 2

An independent regulatory body set up by a sector to regulate itself.

Question 3

What does ‘free press’ mean?

Answer 3

Implies newspaper journalists and editors can edit content free of intervention from Government influence.

Question 4

Is there press freedom everywhere?

Answer 4

Over a 3rd of a world’s population live in countries with no press freedom.

Question 5

What happens to journalists in places where there is no press freedom?

Answer 5

Oft imprisoned if they disagree w/Govt, social media channels not allowed to operate, non-democratic countries oft control access to info + employ state-run news orgs to promote propaganda critical to maintain existing political power base.

Question 6

Summary of power of the press

Answer 6

Press has a powerful voice in agenda setting
Broadcast Media needs to be unbiased (TV Radio)
Papers don’t have same constraints

Question 7

Agenda-Setting

Answer 7

Describes “ability (of the news media) to influence importance placed on topics of public agenda

Question 8

Have the newspapers always been acting in the public interest?

Answer 8

Papers argue activities are ‘acting in the public interest’, but matters came to a head following illegal ‘phone hacking’ scandal conducted by News International 2005-11 (now News UK), owners of ‘The Times’ + ‘The Sun’.

Question 9

What happened in the Leveson Inquiry?

Answer 9

Major inquiry into press standards launched by Lord Leveson after News of the World illegal phone hacking scandal- some journalists imprisoned. Final straw- phone hacking used to obtain child abduction + murder stories.

Question 10

What was News of the Worldl?

Answer 10

Previously best-selling newspaper. Rupert Murdoch announced the closure of the News of the World when it printed its final edition 2011.