MEDIA 1

• What does the term 'media' refer to?

  The media refers to various technologies, institutions, and products related to mass communication.
• What are some examples of technology involved in media communication?

  Examples include TVs, computers, smartphones, and game consoles.
• What institutions are concerned with mass communication?

  Institutions include the press, cinema, and advertising.
• What are the products of media institutions?

  Products include news, movies, newspapers, and TV shows.
• How does traditional media communicate messages?

  Traditional media communicates uniform messages in a one-way, non-interactive process.
• What characterizes new media?

  New media is characterized by interactive digital technology.
• What are some examples of new media?

  Examples include the internet, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.
• What is one power of the media mentioned in 2014?

  Providing viewers with instant global news.
• How has society changed in relation to media?

  Society has become media saturated.
• In what way does media serve as an agency of secondary socialization?

  Media can form people's opinions and attitudes.
• What does Bauman (2007) suggest about the information in a single copy of the Sunday edition of the New York Times?

  It contains more information than a cultivated person in the 18th century would consume in a lifetime.
• What factors could influence a journalist to be biased in their work?


  Factors include financial costs, audience wishes, time/space availability, immediacy, and deadlines.
• What organization replaced the Press Complaints Commission in September 2014?


  The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO).
• What was the role of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC)?

  The PCC administered self-regulation for the press based on complaints.
• What does the PCC code of practice list for journalists?

  The code lists 16 points, including accuracy, privacy, and reporting of crime.
• Is the PCC code of practice mandatory for journalists?

  No, it is voluntary as a code of best practice.
• What organization is set up by the government to regulate the media?

  Ofcom is set up by the government to regulate the media.
• What scandal was revealed in July 2011 involving the News of the World reporters?

  They hacked the voicemail of murder victim Milly Dowler.
• What was the Levenson Inquiry about?

  The Levenson Inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices, and ethics of the British press.
• What does IPSO stand for?

  Independent Press Standards Organisation
• What is the primary role of IPSO?

  To monitor and maintain standards of journalism
• What types of issues does IPSO deal with?

  Accuracy, invasion of privacy, intrusion into grief, and harassment
• How does IPSO handle complaints?

  It investigates complaints about content that breaches acceptable standards
• What are some legal limits on media reporting?

  Libel laws, Defence and Security Media Advisory Notices, and hate speech laws
• What does the law of libel forbid?

  The publication of an untrue statement about a person
• What is the purpose of Defence and Security Media Advisory Notices?

  To request journalists not to report information that could harm national security
• What does the Racial and Religious Hatred Act (2006) prohibit?

  The expression of opinions that encourage hatred or discrimination
• What does the Equality Act (2010) forbid?

  Opinions that encourage hatred or discrimination based on ethnicity or religion
• What is the role of OFCOM?

  To protect audiences from offensive or potentially harmful material
• How is the BBC funded?

  Through a licence fee paid by audiences
• What is the BBC's relationship with the government?

  The BBC is independent from direct government intervention
• How does the BBC compete with commercial broadcasting?

  By attracting large audiences to justify its licence fee