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The Mass Media
Defining the Media: Agencies of communication that
transmit information, education, news and entertainment
to mass audiences.
3 Types
Print media
Audio-visual media
Cybermedia or Digital media
Terrestrial and satellite TV
Radio
Cinema
Newspapers
Magazines
Comics/Books
Social Networking e.g. Facebook
Mobile phones/Mp3 players
Games industry
Formal Controls of the Media
The law
The Laws of Libel
The Official Secrets Act
Defence Advisory (DA) Notices
The Racial and Religious Hatred Act
The Obscene Publications Act
Contempt of Court Provisions
Forbid the publication of an untrue
statement about a person which may bring
them into contempt, ridicule,dislike or
hostility in society.
Makes it a criminal offence to report,
without authorisation, any official
government activity which the
government defines as an 'official
secret'.
Issued by the governmentas
requests to journalists not to report
natio.al security information which
the government believes may be
useful to an enemy.
Forbid the expression of hatred or
discrimination against people
because of their ethnic group or
religious beliefs.
Forbids the public of anything the court
deems to be obscene and indecent.
Forbids the reporting, expression of
opinions or publication of materials
about cases which are in process.
How media is controlled
Official government press conferences
Leaks and off-the record briefings
The use of government spin doctors
Refusal to issue broadcasting licenses
Refusal to all the use of some forms of internet software
The electronic surveillance of emails
press conferences with journalists and editors.
informal through which the
governmenttry to influence what
is reported in the news.
try to manipulate the media by providing a
afvourable slant to a potentially unpopular or
controversial news item.
refuses to issue them to those who are
deemed unfit or unsuitable.
the use of filtering and surveillence software to block
access to some internet sites.
monitoring of websites and interception of
mobile calls.
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