Ethical Issue & regulatory Bodies

 22/10/24

Ethical Issues and Regulatory Bodies 

  • Those which take into consideration offending anyone, in anyway (e.g. words, images, symbols which cause distress or offend)
  • relates to professional practice of those in the media 
  • There are organisations for each media sector which work hard at ensuring good professional practice and ethical issues are part of this
Leveson Inquiry 
  • Investigated hacking by journalists of peoples mobile phones 
  • Invasion of privacy 
  • always codes of practice - a standard of how to work ethically
  • looks into reporters hacking phones to find stories and then report on them, its an invasion of privacy
  • They take the risk because they wanted the story 
Defining Ethical Issues in MEDIA
  • doing the right /moral thing
  • considering the ethical impact of a media product - do not offend or bother those consuming it
  • ethics such as - codes of practice (rule book), privacy rights, public interest, levels of violence and representation of groups
Representation of Groups
  • working ethically to protect the interests of people such as those from minorities, people who are vulnerable 
Advertising Standards Authority ASA
  • Sector regulatory body - they set the guidelines and rules 
  • Breaks ethical issues -it's 'pulled'/taken down
  • Morrisons burger ad - promotes unhealthy eating amongst children
  • Philadelphia ad - promotes child abandonment 
  • Barclays ad - poor/negative representation of foreign police (racism)
IPSO 
  • This regulatory body regulates the work of newspapers and publishing/magazines 
BBFC - film
VSC - gaming 
PRS - music 
IPSO - magazine/news
W3C - internet 
RAJAR - radio

Ofcom 
  • regulate tv, radio and telecommunications 
  • ofcom checks what is broadcast on Tv and Radio
  • They check on issues such as; racism, bias, homophobia, invasions of privacy, unsuitable material (violence, nudity, language) BEFORE 9-PM WATERSHED
ASA - advertising standards authority 

  • Decent -
  • honest 
  • truthful 
BBFC - british board of film classification 
  • age ratings - appropriate for audience 
  • advice fro parents 
  • 18/ 15/ 12a/ pg/ U 
Video Standard Council - VSC 
  • Gaming industry - e.g. COD (18 rating)
IPSO 
  • regulatory body fro newspapers and magazines
  • makes sure the stories dont expose people 
  • make sure stories dont offend people
  • rules of how to do your job without causing offence or distrust 
  • rules about working ethically when sourcing information
  • sources have to be credible 
W3C - Internet 
  • adult content 
  • cyberbullying 
  • indentity theft - privacy and use of infromation
  • dangers of online scams

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