newspaper regulation

 Task One: Media Magazine article and questions


Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article in our Media Magazine archive here. Once you've read the article, answer the following questions:

1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury. How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time?

-130 journalists employed
-Perch thinks that if it is still in print, it will be weekly, extremely expensive, and have a very small circulation; if it is online only – the likeliest outcome – it will be unlikely to make money, and so would employ as few as five or six staff.

2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?

"I don't think regulation is the answer. I know many people point to Leveson and the fact that he held a massive inquiry, but I don't think he looked carefully enough into the regional press or in small weekly papers. I think his form of regulation is unacceptable, and that what people actually want to do is 'tame' the press."

3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?

 Independent Press Standards Organisation, the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. It enforces high journalistic standards by holding member publishers accountable to the editors' codes of practice and handling public complaints about editorial content, including print and online.

4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?

Keith doesn't believe that businesses such as Rupert Murdoch's news corporation, which owns The Sun, The Times and 39% of sky, should be forced to sell some of their titles to ensure that no one person or company can control too much of the media industry and therefore control the agenda.

5) Do you agree with his view that broadcast news should have less regulation so that TV channels can support particular political parties or people?

I somewhat disagree because there are some things that are put out in the news that can be considered a breach of privacy, so harsher regulation would be helpful in this case. However, I also sort of agree because people are entitled to free speech and can therefore say what they want.

Task Two: Newspaper regulation exam question

Write an answer on your blog answering the following exam question:

What are the arguments for and against statutory regulation of the newspaper industry? [20 marks]

Aim to write an answer of around 400-500 words featuring at least three detailed paragraphs. Make sure you cover both sides of the debate. This topic could well be our 20-mark essay at the end of Paper 1, Section B so it's great preparation for the summer exams.

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