Task 1

1 . Handling of stories involving minors

We all have certain guidelines to protect minors, like the watershed. This is
where TV cannot broadcast anything that may distress minor audiences meaning
children. This is why some TV shows must be broadcasted at night and also have
a warning of the contents of what is happening in the movie for example bad
language, drug use ect. This helps inform the audience know if the movie will
affect them. This only includes anyone under 18. As they are not classed as an
adult.
ExampleContempt of court
Contempt of court covers a wide range of conduct which lessen the percentage
or has the potential to drop the percentage of justice, and the procedures which
are designed to deal with them.
Contempt of court is when somebody is deemed to have interfered with the
administration of justice. This may take several forms but each of them will affect
the result of justice itself. It is for this reason that contempt of court is seen as
such a serious offence which can result to prison sentences.
These forms are

Contempt by publication
Law on contempt by publication must balance the right of a defendant to a
fair trial.
The impact of the new media
May of the contempts which they are examining are contained in the
contempt of court act 1981.
Contempts committed by jurors
In relation to contempts committed by jurors, there is also a need to
ensure that the laws and procedures strike a balance of 3 things; public
interest of justice, defendants right to a fair trial and the rights of the
jurors.
Contempt in the face of court
The powers of the criminal courts to deal with contempt committed in the
face of the court are unsatisfactory.
Reporting restrictions
The court have the power to postpone, where its necessary to avoid
prejustice.

Example- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-87795/Newspaper-guiltycontempt-Bulger-story.html
Libel and defamation
A low that protects an individual reputation it allows people to sue for damage
to their reputation.
Defamation an area of law that provides a civil solution when someones words
cause harm to your life.

Libel is a written or can be published defamatory statement

Something is defamatory if:

It lowers them in the estimation of right thinking

Causes them to be shocked or/and ignored
Disparages them in their office, trade or profession
Exposes their hate to contempt

Coverage of elections
This is built into broadcast codes; The Ofcom Broadcast code has detailed rules
on impartiality that broadcasters must follow during election periods. One of the
rules state:

Equal coverage must be given to all major parties during the election,
broadcasters must also consider giving appropriate coverage to other
parties and independent candidates

The BBC doesnt follow these codes, they however have their own guidelines
they must stick to.
In 2008 Ofcom fined radio station talksport after trying to encourage listeners tp
vote for Boris Johnson Conservative candidate for the London mayoral elections
while criticising a labour candidate.
2.

TASK 2
1.

Sensational stories when these stories are not ones that effect listeners
lives, but easily attract attention. BBC 3
60 seconds news, the
reporter is not going into much detail about each story, as he is showing
images that relate to the story, which attracts the attention of the
audience as sometimes they can be disturbing.
2. The ethical issue to this article is that the public or the paparazzi are
intruding the privacy of the Dutch and Duchess. Which means the
paparazzi have the effect of making people make decision, which is what
they did to magazine companies with pictures of William and Kate on a
private holiday. There were four pages in Closer magazine, one being a
topless picture of Kate sunbathing. Invasion of privacy is when everyone
has a basic right to privacy, however stories about peoples private lives
appear on the news on a daily basis. These stories are often justified as
being the publics interest.
3. Another example of invasion of publicity would be when Amber Rose
insulted the Kardashians over twitter. This is making the family look bad
as the Kardashians have a basic privacy like everyone else. Also because
twitter is a place where peoples private lives appear to the public for
them to read. However this increases the popularity of both celebrities and
gives them publicity.

TASK 3
1. The stories are both about a young child Maria be taken by 3 gypsies
Romanians, with DNA to prove that the child has been