Newspaper regulation: blog tasks

Task One: Media Magazine article and questions


Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article in our Media Magazine archive here. Once you've read the article, answer the following questions:

1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury. How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time?

130

2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?

Regulation is not the answer. It was something illegal that the police should have dealt with.

3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?

Independent press standard organisation. It's there to regulate the news' paper industry. 

4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?

Keith does not believethat businesses such as Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorporation, which owns The Sun, The Times and 39% of Sky, should be forced to sell some of their titles to ensure that no one person or company can control too much of the media industry and therefore control the agenda:

5) Do you agree with his view that broadcast news should have less regulation so that TV channels can support particular political parties or people?

The main channel in the UK is BBC. If it were to support a specific political view it would influence way to many people.

Task Two: Newspaper regulation exam question

Write an answer on your blog answering the following exam question:

What are the arguments for and against statutory regulation of the newspaper industry? [20 marks]

Aim to write an answer of around 400-500 words featuring at least three detailed paragraphs. Make sure you cover both sides of the debate. This topic could well be our 20-mark essay at the end of Paper 1, Section B so it's great preparation for the summer exams.



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