What is the difference between a consumer based media regulation system and a citizen based regulation system?

A consumer based media regulation system is gives audiences what they want whereas citizen based regulation system gives people what they need. However, its not so simple as people don’t like being told what need but if they always did what they want it wouldn’t benefit them. For example if TV always had what people wanted it would mainly show sports of movies and never show the news or important broadcasts.

What impact did the 2003 Communications act have on media regulation?

The labour government in 2003 brought in OFCOM to regulate the media in TV by trying to “ensure that the media landscape is not dominated by a single organisation”. However, Livingstone and Lunt said there is “little accountability regarding actions to further citizen interests”

What is the drawback of a self-regulated system?

There is freedom for anything to posted on the media and if the newspapers and advertisers are self regulated they are able to turn down or deny any complaints.

 How do you regulate media content and organisations on a global scale?

This can be done by the the media website which the media is posted on for example if disturbing images are posted on twitter they should be the ones to regulate that.