Authoritarianism: the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.
Libertarianism: Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state’s violation of individual liberties; emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association.
Hedonism: comes from the ancient Greek for ‘pleasure’. Psychological or motivational hedonism claims that only pleasure or pain motivates us.
| Key Questions: | Focus | Specifics |
| Why regulate the media? | – Relative / Subjective (Good behaviour) — Specific or particular political opinions – Ownership (avoid monopolies / increase choice / diversity) – Health and safety — Truth – Child Protection (Of the vulnerable) – Political Bias – Privacy (Slander / Reputation damage / Libel / Defamation – Human Morals and Ethics | Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial E.g. Heard defames Depp (and visa versa) Elon Musk buying twitter – Regulation and control Activision case of sexual assault Rooney vs Vardy E.g. defamation of character and invasion of privacy Russian war |
| Who regulates what (media)? | – IPSO (Newspapers & Magazines) – ITU (Radio) – Government Specialist bodies (Ofcom – broadcasting) Key Individuals (Celebrities and influencers) BBDC (Cinema) PEGI (Games) PRS (Music) Internal Companies/structural regulations (Code of ethics/practice/Self regulation) | – ‘The Federal Communications Commission’ regulates radio – MCPS (music) – PRS (music) – IPSO (newspaper)- Individual/self-regulation |
| How will regulation be put in place? | – Rating System – Copyright | Instagram PEGI Rating (Pan European Game Information) |
| What gets regulated? | Films Video Games Radio Books Magazines Internet Music Tv News News Paper Animation | – Pixar – Marvel – The Sun – Safari – BBC |