Leveson Inquiry
The
Leveson inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practises and
ethics of the British press following the news international phone hacking
scandal. Sienna Millers phone was being hacked by journalists, it left her
feeling violated and caused her to distrust her family and friends, as she
didn't know who it was. She was scared and confused as to how everyone knew
where she was constantly as well as personal information. It turned out this
was happening to lots of victims they wanted to exploit.
IPSO
Independent
Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) Is
a regulator of magazines and newspapers and their online copies. It is funded
by these magazine and newspaper companies. Any member
of the public can make a complaint to IPSO.
IPSO claim all the news they regulate is new, it delivers what the Leveson
inquiry recommends and claim they are
the toughest regulator in the world. However some argue it is biased and
intrudes on ordinary peoples lives. When
you use IPSO, or any regulator, it makes readers trust the news and so want to
read it and helps the companies reputation.
OFCOM
This
is the broadcasting regulator. If a
person sees something on TV that they believe should not have been broadcast,
they complain
to them. It could
be about advertising, something that was said or something that was offensive.
This is backed by the law. Despite this,
things like tweets and bloggers are not regulated, but are meant to follow laws
such as libel. Libel is publishing a false statement that is damaging a persons
reputation.
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