Press Regulation
What problems could stem from too little regulation of the press?
- too little could mean publishers can publish too much (could offend and be too harsh on target of the article). No restriction so it could be too adult like for younger readers - the sun is already sexual as it is. White males can push their view point further across. They already own the majority of the press so they have the upper hand when posting their views and opinions, intending to make others agree and be submissive to them. It can also confuse people because too much could be published so no one can pick out what’s real, what’s not real, no can accuse if something’s offensive or wrong because it could easily be made up.
What problems could stem from too much regulation?
- too much could mean all the stories are the same because there is a limit to what can be recorded and published. This means it can get boring and could reduce the audience of readers as they have little interest. The regulation could also favour one point of view so that could be the only thing seen in the media and news. This could potentially favour white male dominance which heightens racism, sexism and other movements causing a certain group to be discriminated against.
Milly Dowler case:
Journalists hacked her phone when she was missing and eventually found dead. This gave her family and the police faules hope, forever tampering with the family’s privacy.
Leveson inquiry - set up to investigate the practises and ethics of the press.
- holds press accountable for what they publish or not - not liked so newspapers don’t obige by it
Papers can sculpt what they publish, controlling the audiences view point. North Korea didn’t mention they’d lost 2-1 in the World Cup when they published an article on the match. When they lost 7-1 to Portugal, they didn’t even publish an article to completely hide their loss.
- dictatorship controlled what was seen by the public.
- too little could mean publishers can publish too much (could offend and be too harsh on target of the article). No restriction so it could be too adult like for younger readers - the sun is already sexual as it is. White males can push their view point further across. They already own the majority of the press so they have the upper hand when posting their views and opinions, intending to make others agree and be submissive to them. It can also confuse people because too much could be published so no one can pick out what’s real, what’s not real, no can accuse if something’s offensive or wrong because it could easily be made up.
What problems could stem from too much regulation?
- too much could mean all the stories are the same because there is a limit to what can be recorded and published. This means it can get boring and could reduce the audience of readers as they have little interest. The regulation could also favour one point of view so that could be the only thing seen in the media and news. This could potentially favour white male dominance which heightens racism, sexism and other movements causing a certain group to be discriminated against.
Milly Dowler case:
Journalists hacked her phone when she was missing and eventually found dead. This gave her family and the police faules hope, forever tampering with the family’s privacy.
Leveson inquiry - set up to investigate the practises and ethics of the press.
- holds press accountable for what they publish or not - not liked so newspapers don’t obige by it
Papers can sculpt what they publish, controlling the audiences view point. North Korea didn’t mention they’d lost 2-1 in the World Cup when they published an article on the match. When they lost 7-1 to Portugal, they didn’t even publish an article to completely hide their loss.
- dictatorship controlled what was seen by the public.
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