I have emailed some media people for example the Portsmouth news and images to do photography, a photographer that is based in Portsmouth.
- http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/contact-us
- http://www.stretenphotographers.co.uk/contact-us/59694
- http://www.duncanshepherd.co.uk/contact.html
Regulation of the press
For press regulation
- regulate by law
- works in other industry
- the fourth estate
- currently too much ability for breaking the law, McCanns, Dowler case
against press regulation
- freedom of speech- control by government/ bias/ influence
- state controlled media.
What is meant by the term 'the fourth estate?
- this means the press of profession journalism
What is IPSO and what does it do?
- The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK.
How is IPSO funded?
- it is funded by the regulatory funding company which is funded by member publications. IPSO carries out its work separately and completely independently from its members.
power, corruptions, and lies
what is the name of the newspaper at the centre of the phone lacking scandal?
- the News of the World.
who owned the paper?
- Rupert Murdock
what is the name of the hacker?
- Evan Malker
what murder case bought this all ahead?
- Millie's kidnapping
why didn't the paper tell her parents about the messages they heard?
- Because the story was more important to the editor
- editor
- close friend to Rebekah Brooks
- she helped Andy Coulson to get out the hacking scandal
- she was the editor of the News of the World
human rights
- being equal
- freedom from discrimination
- freedom from slavery
- fair public hearing
- right to liberty
- This law exists to protect individuals and give everyone a fair trial
- It is covered by the Contempt of Court Act
- The maximum prison sentence in the UK is 2 years but the law is becoming increasingly difficult to enforce
The law is if you commit a crime or even if you are accused of a crime you have the right to have a fair trial
People can pay for it to be a lie to make the case fake.
- Disrupting: court room procedures
- Prejudicing: a trial (influencing the opinion of those responsible for verdicts- such as a jury)
- A jury is 12 members of the public who hear the evidence in a case and decide on a verdict- guilty/ not guilty
active proceedings
- in order to understand when you are at risk of contempt, you need to understand when proceedings are active
what are the main stages of proceedings in crime?
- crime
- arrest or warrant
- trail
- jury deliberation
- verdict
- sentence
some cases are automatically protected
proceeding under children's act
victims of sexual offences
children in adult courts
- generally children are tried in youth court but sometimes they are not
- children's identities are automatically protected in youth court but not so in adult court
what details must not be reported on a child under 18?
- work which you are not physically or mentally capable of doing
- work which brings you into contact with chemical agents, toxic material or radiation
- work which involves a health risk because of extreme cold, heat or vibration.
- Consent is defined by law as: a person consents if he or she agrees by choice to the sexual activity and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.
what is trial by media
- Trial by media is a phrase popular in the late 20th century and early 21st century to describe the impact of television and newspaper coverage on a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence before, or after, a verdict in a court of law.
Who does defamation affect?
- Anyone can publish
- Anyone can sue
Defamation- libel and slander
- Libel covers the written word
- Slander covers the spoken word
The relevant las is the defamation act 2013
The law of defamation allows individuals companies or firms to sue if a statement said about them has the ability to damage their reputation. Something is defamatory of it:
- Lowers them in the estimation of right thinking members of the public;
- Causes them to be shunned or avoided;
- Disparages the, in their office, trade or profession; and/or
- Exposes them to hatred ridicule or contempt.
How much trouble you can get into depends on:
- The moral or public standing of the person you have a claim about (how much of a reputation they have to protect)
- The audience that received the information (how many people read it)
Defamation triangle
- Person who had the statement made about them
- Person making the statement- anyone who repeats it can also be used- audience the more people the bigger the case for defamation.
Public interest effects the right, health, or finances of the public at large.
Privilege is a defence and there are two types
- Absolute- covers anything said in court or the House of Commons
Robin Williams
- Who was involved? Robin Williams and the person he tried to sue
- What happened or what was said? Robin had a rather unusual case, he sued his celebrity look alike who with the help of an agent. The media and charities causing damage to the stars Doubt-fire stars reputation.
- What was the outcome|? The star lookalike avoided having to pay any damages and was barred from imitating Williams "without expressly informing the defendant’s actual and potential audiences that he is not the real Robin Williams."
- it is a degree to which a firm owns its upstream supplies and its downstream buyers.
- For example- two companies are brought together to make more profit
- The companies owns some of the subsidiaries that produce some of the inputs used in the production of its products.
- When a car company owns a tire company
- the company owns the subsidiaries that market product
- this is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by the company and usually each member of the supply chain produces a different product or market specific service, the products combine to satisfy a common need.
- a situation when two firms in the same industry and at the same stage of production come together for example bauer media
- the company gets more profit and it decreases the competition
- it means there could be fewer companies with more control and power potentially means the ability to influence on a major scale
- private media is any media that outlets whose financing is provided by individuals or private groups. this is usually very motivated by profit. (ITV)
- public owned public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets.
- public service broadcasting refers to TV programmes that are broadcast for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial purposes. These programmes include local news coverage, arts programmes and religious broadcasts.
- multi national has facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they coordinate global management.
- independents this refers to any form of media such as radio television, newspapers or the internet, that is free of influence by the government or corporate interests (channel 4 )
- conglomerates this is a company that owns a numerous of companies in various mass media: e.g. television, radio, publishing, motion picture, theme park and the internet. (Disney)
The difference between privately own and public service is that the private sector is usually composed of organisations that are privately owned and not part of the government also this includes corporations both profit and non profit and partnership. whereas the public sector is usually a company that is owned by the government this includes state or municipal governments.
The BBC remains a powerful presence in broadcasting and online but its budget has been severely cut by the last two licence fee details
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, and is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,950 staff in total, of whom 16,672 are in public sector broadcasting, including part-time, flexible as well as fixed contract staff, the total number is 35,402.
- the BBC is funded by a conundrum in public service broadcasting is how to ensure that a publicly funded broadcaster can remain independent from political control.
- BBC spend their money on a colour tv licence which is £3.7bn
- The Royal Charter is an accompanying agreement recognises its editorial independence and sets out its public obligation in detail. also it is the constitutional basis for the BBC.
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Wednesday 2nd November 2016
what is a media conglomerate?
what is a media conglomerate?
- A media conglomerate, media group or media institution is a company that owns large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the internet. Media conglomerates strive for policies that facilitate their control of the markets across the globe.
what is media vertical integration?
- Vertical integration is when a media company owns different businesses in the same chain of production and distribution. when a company expands its business into areas that are at different points on the same production path, such as when a manufacturer owns its supplier or distributor.
what is media horizontal integration?
- Horizontal integration is the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain. Horizontal integration is orthogonal to vertical integration, where companies integrate multiple stages of production of a small number of production units.
who are AT & T?
- AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate, headquartered at Whitacre Tower in downtown Dallas, Texas.
- AT&T is the second largest provider of mobile telephone and the largest provider of fixed telephone in the United States, and also provides broadband subscription television services.
who are time warner?
- It is currently the world's third largest television networks and filmed TV and entertainment company in terms of revenue (after Comcast and The Walt Disney Company), and at one time was the world's largest media conglomerate. Time Warner was formed in 1990 through the merger of Time Inc. and WarnerCommunications
Thursday 20th October 2016
types of media:
the owners of the sun is news uk
press holdings-Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. In addition to helping invent the telegraph, Samuel Morse developed a code (bearing his name) that assigned a set of dots and dashes to each letter of the English alphabet and allowed for the simple transmission of complex messages across telegraph lines.
daily mail and general trust
also the owner of the newspaper is Rupert Murdoch- fox sport 1, speed, big ten network, national geographic us, star india, sports Asia. Media magnate Rupert Murdoch got his start in a chain of Australian newspapers. But few consumers realise today how expansive his empire has become. ... Below are holdings in which Murdoch's two big companies, 21st Century Fox and News Corp, hold significant stakes, according to SEC annual report filings for 2014.
Global Radio is a British media company formed in 2007, which owns a large number of radio stations across the country. The company has expanded through a number of acquisitions, including Chrysalis Radio, GCap Media and GMG Radio.
types of media:
- marketing
- film
- advertisement
- publishing
- television
- gaming
- animation
the owners of the sun is news uk
press holdings-Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. In addition to helping invent the telegraph, Samuel Morse developed a code (bearing his name) that assigned a set of dots and dashes to each letter of the English alphabet and allowed for the simple transmission of complex messages across telegraph lines.
daily mail and general trustalso the owner of the newspaper is Rupert Murdoch- fox sport 1, speed, big ten network, national geographic us, star india, sports Asia. Media magnate Rupert Murdoch got his start in a chain of Australian newspapers. But few consumers realise today how expansive his empire has become. ... Below are holdings in which Murdoch's two big companies, 21st Century Fox and News Corp, hold significant stakes, according to SEC annual report filings for 2014.
the owner of Anne Wintour- she is a British American journalist. Also owns New Look.The first issue of Vogue saw the light in 1892 in America. In 1909 the magazine was acquired by Conde Naste Publishers. The magazine’s volume became thicker and its main focus was turned on women. Naturally, the price was raised as well. Another important period in American Vogue history began in 1988, when Anna Wintour became its Chief Editor. Her talent, will and efficiency, reflected in The Devil Wears Prada movie, had finally turned Vogue into Nr1 Fashion Magazine of the World, not just reflecting fashion trends, but effectively shaping them. (Anna Wintour biography on Vogue.ru and Wiki).
Global Radio is a British media company formed in 2007, which owns a large number of radio stations across the country. The company has expanded through a number of acquisitions, including Chrysalis Radio, GCap Media and GMG Radio.- Viacom-
- disney - The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It is the world's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue, after Comcast.
- news corp
- clear channel
- AOL/TW
Thursday 13th October 2016
My career path-


My career path-
- Aerial Director of Photography, qualification: you take a short course providing the basic skills for 16mm and 35mm camera operation. you will also find that training in stills photography provides a good all round understanding of composition and light
- Forensic photographer, qualification needed are To become a Forensic Photographer, you will normally start out as a Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) or a Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO). The qualifications you will need to gain work as a CSI or SOCO are good passes at GCSE or Standard Grade, including English and either science or maths, and at least one A-level or Higher in a science subject.
- Advertising and editorial photographer, there isn't a set qualification required to works for this. Progressing in your career is about is about having a strong portfolio, track record and reputation.

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