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MEDIA AND POLITICS 1 (The Leveson Enquiry 2012 (public inquiry into the…
MEDIA AND POLITICS 1
The Leveson Enquiry 2012
public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal
It was reported in the media that Leveson had attended two parties in the prior 12 months at the London home of Matthew Freud, son-in-law of Rupert Murdoch
Leveson found that the existing Press Complaints Commission is not sufficient, and recommends a new independent body, which would have a range of sanctions available to it, including fines and direction of the prominence of apologies and corrections.
Leveson also made recommendations regarding the Data Protection Act, and powers and duties of the Information Commissioner, and about conduct of relations between the press, the police, and politicians
1) New self-regulation body recommended; Independent of serving editors, government and business
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3) Press behaviour, at times, has been 'outrageous'
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Journalism
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Churnalism
Number of domestic news stories in The Times, Guardian, Independent,Telegraph in a two week period: 2,207
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Journalists as heroes?
In 2012, 88 journalists were killed, 879 arrested, 1,993 threatened or attached, 38 kidnapped
Journalists as villains?
Newspapers have ‘a licence to deceive’; they ‘sensationalize’, and ‘distort fact and opinion and mix them together’ (Gordon Brown)
Journalists are the ‘most dishonest people’ (Donald Trump, on various occasions)
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Future of journalism
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Rise of PR
‘The U.S. boasts 4.6 public-relations specialists for every reporter or correspondent.Those PR pros earn 40% more a year on average than journalists.’ (Wall Street Journal
writing for consumers, not citizens