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, copyright and licensing)- music

IPSO (independent press standard organisations) - newspapers and magazine

W3C (World Wide Web consortium) - internet

Legal impact on media

• freedom of information act
• data protection act
• defamation law(slander and libel)
• intellectual property act
• copyright, designs and patents act 1998

Intellectual property act

- Intellectual property laws deal with laws to enforce and protect rights of creators and owners of inventions, writing, music, designs and other works. - the 4 types are copyright, patents, trademarks and trade secrets.