Topic 1 - Ownership + Control of the Media

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WHAT ARE THE MEDIA? ...
What is media technology?
Used by the audience to consume media products
EG) TV, COMPUTER, PHONES
What are media institutions?
Concerned with mass communication to audience and where people work
EG) THE PRESS, CINEMA, BROADCASTING, PUBLISHING, ADVERTISING
What are media products?
Goods and services produced by media institutions
What are examples of media products?
NEWS, MOVIES, SOAPS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, WEBSITES, BOOKS
What is traditional media?
Mass communicated media sharing uniform messaging, with a limited scale of interaction
What are examples of traditional media?
TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION - BBC1, ITV, CHANNEL 4
What is new media?
Interactive, screen based digital technology, with integration of images, sound and text
What are examples of new media?
COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET, DOWNLOADS, USER GENERATED SOCIAL MEDIA, VIDEO GAMES
What is social media?
Online based applications that are used for social interaction among large groups of people
What does social media allow people to do?
Build social networks of friends
Exchange news
Create media
In 2014, OFCOM released stats surrounding the media -> ...
What percentage of homes had a digital TV?
96%
How many hours on average did people watch TV?
4 hours per dau
What percentage of adults used a mobile phone?
93%
How many newspapers were sold daily?
7.5 billion
What does Bauman suggest about the scale of the media?
"During the last 30 years more media information has been produced than during the previous 5000"
How has society became media saturated? 
Media as an agency of secondary socialisation
Has an influence on identity + spending habits
Gives us evidence for most of our opinions
What is media bias?
Presenting a group or individual in a one sided way
FORMAL CONTROLS ON THE MEDIA ...
What effect does media ownership have on content of media?
Media owners can push their own political views onto the audicence
What are laws of libel?
Forbids the publication of untrue statements about a person that would bring them to contempt and ridicule
What is a case where the laws of libel were broken
Christopher Jefferies
Were any prosecutions made against journalists defaming Christopher Jeffries?
No
What is the Racial and Religious Hatred act?
Forbids expression of opinion that encourages hatred surrounding ethnic group or religious belief
What is an example of the Racial and Religious Hatred act being broken?
Nigel Farage's Leave EU campaign
Were any prosecutions made against Nigel Farage?
No
What does this lack of prosecution suggest about these laws
They are weakly enforced as they do not lead to prosecution
Who are OFCOM (Office of Communications)?
A broadcasting regulator in charge of controlling TV, Radio and Telecommunications
Who are IPSO (Independent Press Standards Organisation)? 
An independent regulator for the press (newspaper and magazine)
What company did IPSO replace?
Press Complaints Commission (PCC)
Who are the BBC? 
A state-funded public service broadcasting body that is funded by an annual license fee
How is the BBC controlled?
The BBC Board, also have to send an annual report to OFCOM
What is independent broadcasting?
All none BBC radio stations that are funded by either by subscription or advertising
Who regulates independent broadcasting?
OFCOM
What is the Leveson Inquiry? 
A judicial inquiry into unethical practices by British journalists (of News of the World specifically) following a phone hacking scandal
HOW GOVERNMENTS INFLUENCE AND CONTROL MEDIA OUTPUTS ...
What 4 ways can governments influence the output of media
Press conferences
Off-record briefing / leaks
Spin doctors
Electronic surveillance
What is a spin doctor? 
People try to influence journalists with interpretations of events that are favorable to a particular candidate, may distract people with other stories or post during the holiday season
What would Foulcault say about electronic surveillance
We live in a surveillance society where we are constantly being monitored