Question
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How well does contemporary media regulation protect the public?
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Identify key words
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Associate key words/key theories and debates
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Introduction
Answer the question
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Summarise: Why is regulation necessary to protect the public
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Who regulates, - there is no 1 regulator but different institutions, what
types and what are the regulatory practices (reactive, proactive, statutory,
self-regulating)
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What are SOME of the debates
(freedom of individual or controlling population, protection, who’s responsibility
– parents, media industry or government, conservative view of upholding moral
standards, we have become desensitised so regulation is more liberal?)
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Summarise: What is your opinion:
Which is more effective stat or non, pro or reactive? Having
different regulators?
Should the public be protected – who?
Who should regulate?
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Paragraph 2: The Past
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Point 1: Historic debates
about the need for regulation
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How well has it protected the public in the past?
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What are the past debates about the need to regulate
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What is your opinion? Are you Active
Audience or Passive?
Should there be appointed people in society who regulate* and is this
elitism (‘class-ist’)?
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Example 1
Case Study
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BBFC 1980s Video Nasties, 1945 BBF Censors to uphold moral standards,
“for the masses by the few*”, Mary Whitehouse, Video Recordings Act (based on
false research and theory)
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Explanation
Theory
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What theories support your response? Active Audience or Passive?
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What theories go against - do you need to argue against?
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Conclusion
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Compare how does this relate to contemporary current regulation – stricter
or liberal in the past and was it effective
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Paragraph 3: Contemporary Film
Regulation
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Point 2:
BBFC
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COMPARE - How effective/well
does it protect the public now? How does the BBFC regulate – regulatory practices?
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What are the debates about the need to regulate Film content (be
specific here: sex, violence, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination,
controversial content – access to films illegally over the internet, parental
responsibility?)
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What is your opinion?
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Example 2
Case Study
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Either: Hatred, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Hunger Games or your own
recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?
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Explanation
Theory
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What theories support your response?
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What theories go against - do you need to argue against?
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Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary current regulation
is there a need to protect the public and is the BBFC effective with reasons
why
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Paragraph 4: Contemporary Broadcast
Regulation
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Point 2:
OFCOM
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COMPARE - How effective/well
does it protect the public compared to BBFC? How does OFCOM regulate – regulatory practices? Watershed
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What are the debates about the need to regulate TV content (be
specific here and PICK 2: violence, imitable behaviour, class discrimination,
controversial content – access to TV on catch up or Youtube, parental responsibility,
Twitter hate?)
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What is your opinion?
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Example 2
Case Study
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Either: Benefits Street or Woolwich Terrorist Attack or Big Brother
Homophobia your own recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?
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Explanation
Theory
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What theories support your response?
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What theories go against - do you need to argue against?
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Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary current regulation
is there a need to protect the public and is OFCOM effective with reasons why
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Paragraph 4: Contemporary Film
Regulation 2
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Point 2:
BBFC
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COMPARE - How effective/well
does it protect the public compared to OFCOM from: PICK 2 sex, violence, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination,
controversial content – access to TV on catch up or Youtube, parental responsibility?)
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What are the debates about the need to regulate Film content (be
specific here: sex, violence, horror, imitable behaviour, discrimination,
controversial content – access to films illegally over the internet, parental
responsibility?)
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What is your opinion?
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Example 2
Case Study
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Either: Hatred, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Hunger Games or your own
recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?
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Explanation
Theory
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What theories support your response?
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What theories go against - do you need to argue against?
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Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary current regulation
is there a need to protect the public and is the BBFC effective with reasons
why
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Paragraph 5: Contemporary Broadcast
Regulation 2
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Point 2:
OFCOM
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COMPARE - How effective/well does it protect the
public against ……. compared to BBFC?
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What are the debates about the need to regulate TV content (be
specific here: PICK 2 violence, imitable
behaviour, class discrimination, controversial content – access to TV on
catch up or Youtube, parental responsibility, Twitter hate?)
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What is your opinion? What are we actually protecting people from?
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Example 2
Case Study
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Either: Benefits Street or Woolwich Terrorist Attack or Big Brother
Homophobia your own recent example
What is your view on this film – are you liberal or conservative/ Active Audience or Passive?
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Explanation
Theory
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What theories support your response?
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What theories go against - do you need to argue against?
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Conclusion
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Conclude how does this answer the question on contemporary/current regulation
What do we need to protect the public from and is OFCOM effective with reasons why from your points about
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Paragraph 6: Conclusion
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Conclusion
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Summarise your point and restate your opinion to answer the question
What will Media Regulation look like in 10 years time?
1. No
regulation at all – the public are educated and trusted to make their own
decisions (like the internet and twitter), the internet and all media should
be free
2. Highly
strict regulation – invasive ‘Google is watching you’ and watches what you
are doing and blocks you, stricter laws for parents that don’t take responsibility,
the internet should be policed
3. There
is 1 big regulator of all media
4. Broadcasters
and Film companies and websites are trusted and expected to regulate their
own media (so Twitter censors itself)
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