| THEME | NEWSBEAT | WAR OF THE WORLDS |
| OWNERSHIP | BBC is a PSB (public service broadcast) owned by government and BBC board of trust feeds – founded by Lord John Reith BBC multi-media / cross-media, transnational / transglobal, not a monopoly, concentration of ownership | Owned by CBS Radio Network who provide over 1000 radio stations to US – a private company conglomerate |
| HABERMAS | Transformation of the public sphere – keep up with ever changing media ethos is to inform educate, entertain and educate. Not to make money of profit they put money back into making more shows therefore the BBC is more paternalistic | |
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| REULATION | The BBC is regulated by Ofcom – The Charter gives Ofcom responsibility for regulating the content standards of the BBC’s television, radio and on-demand programmes. | Federal communication commissions FCC, regulates for private business ie not in the public interest |
| CURRAN | James Curran writes about the ideas that underpin The Liberal Free Press, but much can apply to transformation of Public Sphere (Habermas) which in turn connects to ethos of PSB | |
| SEATON | ‘broadcasting should be regarded as a public service for a social purpose’ Seaton makes us aware of the power of the media in terms of big companies that own too much. Seaton also makes it clear that broadcasters selling audiences to products and not audiences to programmes (no adverts on BBC) therefore the BBC is not chasing big exaggerated stories. Newsbeat seeking informed citizens who want knowledge | Seaton talks about rise and inevitable need for competition with new technologies – which provides choice Provides more entertainment for wider audiences WoW targets mainstream entertainment seeking audiences |
