G325 is your FINAL A2 MEDIA EXAM.
For my section you will answer ONE QUESTION for 50 marks. (It will take an hour)
The contemporary media issue we will be studying is MEDIA REGULATION.
Regulation means:
"To control (something, especially a business activity) by means of rules and regulations."
"To control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: "
We also discussed the difference between statutory regulation, and self regulation. You find out more here:
This is from the specification in case you missed last lesson:
KEY TOPICS AND QUESTIONS
Contemporary Media Regulation
- • What is the nature of contemporary media regulation compared with previous practices?
- • What are the arguments for and against specific forms of contemporary media regulation?
- • How effective are regulatory practices?
- • What are the wider social issues relating to media regulation?
Candidates might explore combinations of:
Film censorship, the regulation of advertising, the Press and regulation / control, computer / video game classification, the regulation of online media, social networking and virtual worlds, contemporary broadcasting and political control, the effects debate and alternative theories of audience, children and television, violence and the media or a range of other study contexts relating to the regulation of contemporary media. Regulation might be researched in regard to media content, access, ownership and control and / or in relation to politics, public interest and democracy.
June 2015 Example Questions
"Assess the arguments for media regulation in 2015""Some areas of contemporary media require stricter regulation than others. Discuss"
We then discussed press regulation, and film regulation. Including the arguments for and against regulation.
Some interesting videos on the subject are below.
- Mr Lane
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