Media Policy and Regulation
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DECLARATION
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Name: Whitney Anne O’Connor
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Student Number: 44130082
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Module code: COM3702
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Assignment Number: 01
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Unique Assignment Number: 313026
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I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary material has been used (either from a printed source or from the Internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and referenced in accordance with departmental requirements. I understand what plagiarism is and am aware of the department’s policy in this regard. I have not allowed anyone else to copy my work.
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MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION:
Internal media regulation refers to the way principles or ‘rules’ are setup within different sectors of the media, whether it be by specific people or governing bodies who introduce parameters which control what is read, heard or seen by society. Regulatory frameworks are present in different forms such as societal norms, specific pressure groups, advertisers and consumers. Media in South Africa may differ with regards to societal norms than England in that our audiences are sensitive to anything racially driven or racially explicit because of our country’s history. It is a question of whether the
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DECLARATION
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Name: Whitney Anne O’Connor
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Student Number: 44130082
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Module code: COM3702
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Assignment Number: 01
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Unique Assignment Number: 313026
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I declare that this assignment is my own original work. Where secondary material has been used (either from a printed source or from the Internet), this has been carefully acknowledged and referenced in accordance with departmental requirements. I understand what plagiarism is and am aware of the department’s policy in this regard. I have not allowed anyone else to copy my work.
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MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION:
Internal media regulation refers to the way principles or ‘rules’ are setup within different sectors of the media, whether it be by specific people or governing bodies who introduce parameters which control what is read, heard or seen by society. Regulatory frameworks are present in different forms such as societal norms, specific pressure groups, advertisers and consumers. Media in South Africa may differ with regards to societal norms than England in that our audiences are sensitive to anything racially driven or racially explicit because of our country’s history. It is a question of whether the