FAM300F Media and Writing 2011 Assignment 1: Topic 2 Discuss the differences between regulation and censorship by referring specifically to the work of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Film and Publications Board. This essay will be looking at the similarities and differences between Regulation and Censorship in the media‚ both in general and in relation to the Film and Publications Board and The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
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our media affecting their impressionable minds? We may only control so much‚ we can only monitor so much‚ but will we or should we allow our media‚ without regulation‚ to continue corrupting the minds of our youth? I believe‚ in order to form a more perfect union‚ that government should make every constitutional effort to stabilize the media that is pumped into our children’s lives. Much is at stake when talking about the advertisement that affects our children. The combination of media and
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Mc Quail (p.1) defines media regulation as “the whole process of control or guidance‚ by established rules and produces applied by governments and other political and administrative authorities to all kinds of Media activities”. Several ways in which the media are regulated include governmental legislations and media self-regulation. The advancement in technology and the exponential growth in the media industry as well as the demand for innovative information‚ deregulation however breaks the barriers
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Some media industries need greater regulation than others. Discuss. The term regulation in a media sense refers to the whole process of control or guidance‚ by established rules and procedures‚ applied by governments and other political and administrative authorities to all kinds of media activities. Media regulation always has a potential to intervene on ongoing activities‚ usually for some stated "public interest" goal‚ but also to serve other needs in which media can contribute to. The visual
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The government is the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members‚ citizens‚ or inhabitants of communities‚ societies‚ and states. Media is the means of communication‚ such as radio‚ television‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and the internet which influence people broadly. The mainstream American media information presented to the public viewers is selected by the government. Outside of government institutions‚ no other unit has more influence in determining policy decisions
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All Media within the UK has to be regulated and monitored before it is released‚ this is done by a regulatory body. One particular body is Ofcom‚ the Office of Communication‚ which regulates the communications of the television and radio sectors within the industry. This also includes fixed line telecoms and for mobiles including the airwaves over the wireless devices operate. Ofcom are an independent organisation where rules are set to ensure a fair competition is maintained between the companies
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skills by meeting different origin’s mates. For example‚ there is an efficient mixture of foreign learners in university accommodation which forces them to speak in English because they are from different countries. The second benefit is that these relationships and friendships might be continued that means the university colleagues may offer financial opportunities after graduating. The final advantages of studying English overseas is that students can practise their English language while they are living
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Do you think self-regulation is effective when it comes to Indian television? Self regulation in my veiws is...... I see self-regulation and the promotion of quality journalism as additional safeguards of media freedom and even of media power. but when the journalists are asked they say “ we must have self- regulation — but for the other channel‚ but not us!” When it comes to constructing their own news‚ they think very little of professionalism and traditional norms‚ such as getting both
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Media ownership rules in the UK are intended to both ensure plurality and provide freedom to companies to expand‚ innovate and invest. Plurality is vital in a democracy as it ensures that consumers have access to a diverse range of sources of news‚ information and opinion. At the same time‚ allowing companies to have a certain level of freedom increases competition and thus this freedom provides a basis for delivering higher quality programs‚ greater creativity and more risk-taking. However there
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In the world of mass media there are many regulations that exist. These regulations are decided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On June 19‚ 1934 the FCC‚ which is an independent government agency‚ was created under the Communications Act of 1934. At the beginning the FCC was responsible for regulating broadcast‚ telegraph‚ and telephone. Now the FCC expanded its regulations to new communication technologies such as the satellite‚ microwave‚ cellular telephones‚ PCS service and private
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