activity 2

what is media regulation?

• The control or guidance of mass media by governments and other bodies.

Who is free tv australia? and what do they do

• A company that represents free-to-air tv.
• They help free-to-air tv function more efficiently and return greater profits.

Free-tv australia: code of practice

• more accurately reflects how australians are actually consuming television content.

what does the australian press council do?

• considering and dealing with complaints about material in newspaper, magazines, and journals, either been printed or on the internet.
• encouraging and supporting initiatives to address the causes for readers complaints and concerns.

what does ACMA do?

• Is responsible for the regulation of broadcasting, the internet, radio communications and telecommunications.

how does acma deal with complaints?

• if someone has a complaint they can submit it on the ACMA website.

what does the classification board do?

• They’re responsible for the classification of every film, dvd, video, and computer game before they’re available to the public.

What does the classification review board do?

• They meet to review the decisions that the classification board has made.