Industries: Regulation
1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? Very few industries leave the organisations or companies who operate in that sector to their own devices. Systems of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly. In the media industry there are several regulatory bodies that exist to monitor the way that their industries work. 2) What is OFCOM responsible for? OFCOM regulates Radio and TV. 3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why? Protecting the under 18, Fairness, Harm and defence. 4) Do you agree with OFCOM that Channel 4 was wrong to broadcast 'Wolverine' at 6.55pm on a Sunday evening? Why? Yes, I agree that is was wrong to broadcast Wolverine at that time without any warning since some scenes were found to be unsuitable for children. 5) List five of the sections in the old Press Complaints Co...