Ethical Issues and Regulatory Bodies

Ethical Issues and Regulatory Bodies ♡

Ethics in media is about doing the right/moral thing. Something may be legally correct, but is it the right thing to do? For example, referencing someone in a bad manor, but not naming them. 

Considering the ethical impact of a media product is important to ensure the product doesn't cause offence or bother those using/consuming it 

some of the areas that effect ethics in media are:

♡ codes of practice 

♡ privacy rights

♡ public interests

♡ levels of violence

♡ representation of groups

♡ discrimination

♡ work with children

The Leveson Inquiry

What is this about?

Hackers accessing peoples private data and sharing it by hacking their phone

Are these legal or ethical issues?

At the time, these were not illegal and people did not know the danger of hacking. They were ethical because it is morally wrong

Media regulatory Bodies

Multi sector: 

ASA

all advertising

Ofcom

TV, radio and telecommunications

Specific:

BBFC

film

VSC

gaming

PRS

music

IPSO

newspaper and magazines

W3C

internet

RAJAR

radio