REGULATION AND POLOTICS

DAILY MIRROR:

- 1st person language "I want" makes the statement sound more personal and reflects Farage as selfish. Contradicts his power in politics, being to help society.
- The use of statistics shown in bold red font (percentages of votes for/against Brexit) conveys the liberal political view of The Daily Mirror.
- Clear feature of Meghan and Harry, perhaps reflects the working class readership interested in Gossip about royalty (Common in The Uk).

DAILY EXPRESS:

- Use of blue colours reflects conservative party and right wing view of the paper.
- "Be ready" , imperative main title is directly addressed to consumers and creates a more serious approach to the situation. Reflects the ideology of the paper being biased against the idea of leaving EU.
- "Farage wants to silence Remoaners" , sheds Farage in a negative light, spin on words is directly attacked.
- Beach resort advert highlights perhaps a wealthier readership ABC2 ABC1

WHAT DOES FREEDOM OF PRESS MEAN?

- It means that the press has the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government.

LEVESON INQUIRY: 

- News Of The World printing extremely unethical and personal stories relating to celebrities and innocent people.
- This carried on for quite a while, until 1 newspaper leaked who was getting this information and a court case was made.
- The Leveson inquiry was made in order to prevent these issues occurring again, "wreaking havoc among many lives".
- The owner was given prison time.
- Huge impact on the news industry as it affected all companies.

IPSO: 

- Biased and unfair, allowing the big newspaper companies to bully and intrude.
- It is controlled by the newspapers it regulates, making it hypocritical.
- They claim their news is new and follows the Leveson inquiry.

OFCOM: 

- Regulates television and radio.
- Regulates the TV news, they have a responsibility to ensure the news that is being broadcasted does not create mass hysteria and protects the public.
- They get criticism for having a large salary but not very flexible.

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