‘Media Regulation and Policy’

James Curran and Jean Seaton (2006): ‘The press under public regulation’, from Power without responsibility and Long & Wall– Chapter 6: ‘Media Regulation and Policy’

Both: ‘The press under public regulation’, from Power without responsibility by James Curran and Jean Seaton (2006) and Chapter 6: ‘Media Regulation and Policy’ by Paul Long and Tim Wall both discuss the issues of the responsibilities and regulations of the press and also topics such as censorship, policies companies need to adhere to and also examples of when the press have acted without responsibility and the actions that may have been taken against them.

Chapter 6: Media Regulation and Policy written by Paul Long and Tim Wall takes a more unbiased view as it is more an informational piece. James Curran and Jean Seaton.

The piece by Long and Wall discusses the different regulations on the press and the policies they have to adhere to. It also discusses the different issues the many forms of media regulation may have. In the chapter written by Curran and Seaton they discuss how the public can be a regulating body on the press and how they can affect what is put out. It gives past examples of how the public has regulated the press.

The chapter written by Curran and Seaton is part of a book which is probably aimed at people who may know a lot about the politics of the media and are interested in finding out about the effectiveness of press regulation. The piece written by Long and Wall and is more informative and aimed at students and gives various case studies and information on the different rules regulations and policies.

If further research was to be conducted on press regulation and responsibility it could be done on if it is possible to find new and potentially more firmer alternatives on regulating the press and also finding out if there is a need to start regulating writers such as bloggers who are writing for themselves but have access to a wide audience.

Curran, J and Seaton, J. (2003). The press under public regulation. In: Curran, J and Seaton, J Power Without Responsibility: Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain: Press and Broadcasting in Britain. England: Routledge. 55-66.

Long, P and Wall, T. (2012). Chapter 6: Media Regulation and policy. In: Long, P and Wall, T Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context. 2nd ed. Essex: Pearson Educational Ltd.. 207-232.