Regulation Flashcards
What things does media regulation consider?
considers issues of morality and decency, accuracy of content and media
what is media regulation?
rules/ guidelines in media that ensure a clear set of rules for consistency and safeness of users
What does the BBFC regulate?
Films, music videos
what does Pegi rating regulate?
Video games
What does Ofcom regulate?
TV
What does ASA regulate?
Advertising
why is existing media becoming harder to regulate?
Social media companies are beginning to regulate themselves
What is external regulation?
Regulate through organisations that regulate and control the media content through laws and administrative procedures
What organisations are external regulators?
Pegi Games, BBFC
What is Internal/ self regulating?
Media industries regulate from within through a set of guidelines and practices they all agree and abide by- Audiences judge if it has been regulated correctly
What organisations use internal/ self regulation?
TikTok, magazines
What does BBFC stand for?
British Board of film classification
what did the BBFC used to stand for and when did it change?
British Board of film censor (1984)
When did the BBFC begin?
1912
Two possible theorists who talk about regulation?
David Gauntlett and Livingstone and Lunt
what do the BBFC do every 4- 5 years?
They do a public consultation where they ask public opinion on what they are doing and their opinions on their regulation
what the UK’s classification categories?
U- Universal
PG- parental guidance
12- suitable for 12+
12A- can only see if 12 years old and accompanied by an adult
15- suitable for 15+
18- Adults only
In 2024 what is the issue that raises most concerns?
Sexual violence (including rape) 67%
Suicide Squad rating decision
The suicide squad is a 15. This is due to the key issue of violence and threat, gore, stabbings, shootings, beheadings, sequences of peoples bodies being torn apart.
2024 guidelines research- people agreed with the 15 rating. Recognising it is very violent but with comedy and fantasy meant that it did not reach an 18 rating.
Die Hard rating decision
It was released 1988 and it was a level 15 because of the sex, nudity, drug use and violence. It was rated 18 for its video release and remained at an 18 until 2008. After it was rewatched and considered, they decided that it could be better as a 15 as the violence wasn’t too gory and it was mostly implied. Now it remains a 15.
What did the licensing act 2003 mean for films?
meant that all films had to have a BBFC age rating before they got released to cinemas
What are the guidelines based off?
results of large research- every 45 years, 10,0000 people across the UK watch films/ clips to see if the agree with the age ratings
Jane Austins- ‘Emma’ case study
Rated U but includes Nudity, however has no sexual context
- Hidden Figures- Discrimination at PG, educational context, social, historical racism
Spectre- James Bond case study
Violence at 12A- no emphasis on injuries/ blood, occasional gory moments- 2016 most complained about film of that year. Feedback- context of James Bond film it is just about okay, in another context it would be unacceptable
