Newspaper Regulation

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Newspaper regulation: blog tasks

Task One: Media Magazine article and questions

Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article in our Media Magazine archive here. Once you've read the article, answer the following questions:

1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury. How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time?

 The Mercury employed 130 journalists and Perch believes that in 10 years time, if the paper is still in print then it will be a weekly print, it will be extremely expensive, and would have a very small circulation. He suggests that if it is online only then it will not make any money and would only employ a small staff of 5 to 6 people.
 
2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?

He believes that it was illegal and that it should have been dealt with by the police but it wasn't. He believes that far too many newspapers and magazines have been caught up within the regulatory system that they shouldn't really be in. He states that a small section of the press was behaving inappropriately and it should have been dealt with legally. 

 Perch is against regulation and that IPSO should not exist, newspapers should regulate themselves based on the law and the readership. 
3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?

 IPSO stands for the Independent Press Standards Organisation, this press regulator was set up in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry and the revelations of phone hacking at tabloid newspapers. A newspaper has 28 days to deal with a complaint and if it hasn't been resolved then the person who has complained can take it to the IPSO Complaints Committee, which can decide if the Editors Code of Practice has been broken. If it has, the committee can insist on corrections and demand that they be placed on a particular page. 

 4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?

 Perch thinks that it is okay for businesses such as Ruper Murdoch's news corporation to own several different titles. He believes that it is not right for them to sell their titles because people do not want them to have much control and dominance over the media. 

5) Do you agree with his view that broadcast news should have less regulation so that TV channels can support particular political parties or people?

I disagree because then certain  news would be bias and only support particular political parties. People shouldn't be conditioned into hearing one side and instead they should be given the choice to hear both sides and then decide, therefore there should not be less regulation. 

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