Explain how the political context in which newspapers are produced, influences their ownership and regulation. - Question 2

Explain how the political context in which newspapers are produced, influences their ownership and regulation. - Question 2

 

The government has a say in what media can be produced and media outlets have to follow a set of rules to pass through regulation. This is necessary because some media outlets might publish things that could offend a group/individual or could scare the nation. Sometimes it is not facts that are reported but the opinions of journalists and editors. 

Livingstone and Lunt:

They worked on four case studies of the work of Ofcom. The consumers require regulation to promote the public interest.