Students discussed issues relating to REGULATION and each students was assigned a research area. These are the areas of regulation that will be investigated by individual students:
- The 2010 Digital Economy Act. Research should explain what it is, why it exists and the nature of its regulatory powers.
- The Advertising Standards Authority. What are its powers and examples of its regulation. Why does it exist?
- The reporting of the Hillsborough tragedy and how this relates to the media regulation debate.
- The Clockwork Orange/Manhunt controversies and regulation issues that surround the potential influence of media. The student dealing with this might also like to research THE JUNO EFFECT.
- The Leveson Inquiry. What it is, why it exists, what is its aim and what power it may have upon media regulation.
- The Press Complaints Commission.
- The SOPA Demonstration.
- The Hays Code.
Students are expected to produce an A4 sheet of information that relates to the specific area of research being undertaken. When we meet on Wednesday I will create a booklet using the student research and this will become a resource that will inform our next written task. Material should be detailed, coherent and relevant. All student research must address the following questions:
What is your area of regulation? Why does it exist? What is its aim? What are its regulatory powers? How does your topic relate to media regulation? Does it receive any criticism? If so why? Why should this research be of interest to a media student? If appropriate, students should provide examples of your topic area's attempt to regulate the media? YOUR CLASSMATES NEED A DECENT RESOURCE SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT HOMEWORK.
The rest of the session involved filming for the creative task. Next week we begin the editing.
HOMEWORK: Complete the research task and create an A4 sheet [or two] that we can use as a resource. Below are some resources that may assist the homework task:
LEVESON:
SOPA:
Hillsbrough:
2010 Digital Economy Act:
THE HAYS CODE:
More resources to follow......keep watching media freaks.....
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