Leveson Inquiry

The Leveson Inquiry is a public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press following the phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011. The Inquiry published the Leveson Report in November 2012, which was reviewed the general  ethics in the British media, and made recommendations for a new, independent, body to replace the existing Press Complaints Commission which made new laws.


Madeline McCann's Parents
The 'News of the World' paper stole and published her diary in there newspaper. Madeline's mum Kate, said seeing her private diary published in the News of the World made her feel "totally violated". Madeline's father Gerry McCann told the Leveson Inquiry many of the stories were untruthful, sinister or, he believed, made up. They told the News of the world team "We feel that a system has to be put in place to protect ordinary people from the damage that the media can cause by behaviour which falls far below what I would call acceptable."

The picture below is a picture of the original newsprint featuring kate's story.

 

Heather Mills

in 2001, heather mills returned home from india to lots of messages from her boyfriend Sir Paul McCartney. Piers Morgan mentioned he had listened to the messages but refused to say when or where because he wanted to protect a "source". Heather said she never authorised Piers or anybody to listen to her voicemails she said "I couldn't quite believe that he would even try to insinuate, a man that has written nothing but awful things about me for years, would relish in telling the court if I had played a voicemail message to him,"

 

Sienna Miller

When personal information appeared in newspapers sienna miller accused close family & friends for betraying her trust. Sienna said she had gathered people in a room to question them after a story emerged based on something only four people knew about. "I accused someone in that room of selling a story." she also told the leveson inquiry "Nobody could understand how this information was coming out," she said, "it was impossible to lead any kind of normal life at that time and that was very difficult for a young girl."

 

Ethical Issues

Ethical Issues.
 

For this assignment we listened to a radio show that contained comedians russel brand & jonothan ross, as they couldn't get guest star presenter Andrew Sach's on the show they decided to phone him when they phoned him they left many rude messages on his answer phone.

The BBC did many things wrong during the Russell Brand & Jonathan Ross radio broadcast. For example they bbc didn’t do any of the following:

They didn’t edit the show before airing it.

They told him personal things like (Russell Sleeping with Andrew’s niece & how they did it)

They didn’t get Andrews consent in airing it. (When they said they did)

They didn’t tone down like Andrew asked.

They repeatedly kept phoning Andrew even though he clearly wasent home.

 

Ofcom fined the BBC £150,000 over the calls made to Sachs.

 

What are ethical issues?

Ethical issues involve right and wrong or what is considered good, and what is considered evil in a society. Ethical issues are also problems or dilemmas involving moral compromise. They can arise anywhere.

Copyright Laws

Copyright and Intellectual Property Law

Pipa and Sopa is a copyright law which stops piracy, such as downloading movies, games, videos, music. It also stops you uploading copyrighted material onto youtube or dailymotion or on any other websites. An example is Apple sued the people who made a Samsung Galaxy Tablet because they accused them on copying there design, the galaxy tablet is basically the same design as the ipad but is sold cheaper. The iPad is £344 & Tablet is £228

Libel Law

Libel Law is a law that presents reporters from writing false stories about proof of it being real. If a newpaper prints lies about celebrities for there own personal benifits it can damage there reputation. for example  Frankie Boyle won £54,650 because the daily mirror printed he was a racist.

Privacy Law
The definition of privacy in england is "the right to be left alone." Other privacy laws states that "Personal data shall be obtained" Examples of broken privacy in media.

- Phone Hacking Scandle.
- Kate Middleton's Topless Photo's.
- Tulisa's Sex Tape.
- Prince Harry in Vegas.

Broadcasting Act 1990

The british broadcasting act was created to change the structure of TV or Radio, With the act in place it was allowed for another television channel to be added which was turned out for be channel 5. this also ment that other people can add new channels & run by one franchise. The act also brough more content to be broadcasted to be created from independent production companies. The act also allowed new radios to be put in place on frequencies. because the TV companys and radios where only allowed a certain percentages of TV and radio broadcasting.

Obscenity Law

The Obscenity Law is a act of parliament in the United kingdom, the obscenity law was prior to the passage of the law acting on publishing materials which was governed by the common law case of R v Hicklin. The Obscenity law created a new offence for publishing materials that repealed the common law of obscene libel which was previously used, this allowed any justice of peace to toss out warrants allowing any material to be seized from any person in the United Kingdom.

Prior to the passage of the act the law on publishing obscene materials was governed by the common law case of R v Hicklin. The Act created a new offence for publishing materials, repealing the common law of obscene libel was previously used, allows any justice of peace toissue warrants allowing any material to be seized from people.

The different between law and ethical is that the law is a regulation which is established and usually written down by the government, ethics are morals from cultures and they follow the laws that are made by the government. An important thing about ethics is that ethics has nothing to do with punishment but in law if you break it then you get punished when you break it.