ETHICAL ISSUES AND REGULATORY BODIES
The Leveson inquiry - ETHICAL ISSUES what is this about?- media corruption and phone hacking - THE SUN NEWSPAPER was the law broken?- no, only ethics was taken into account ethical issues - ethical issues occur when a given scenario, decision or activity creates a conflict with society's moral principle. ethical in media is about doing the right/moral thing. something may be legally correct, but is it the right thing to do? considering the ethical impact of a media production is important to ensure the product does not cause offence or bother those consuming/using it. Some of the areas that dissect ethics in media are: codes of practice privacy rights public interest levels of violence representation of groups Media regulatory bodies multi-sector: ASA- All advertising Ofcom- TV, radio and telecommunications Specific: BBFC (British boards of film classification)- film VSC (video standards council)- gaming PRS (royalties, cop...