Activity 2: Media Regulation.

Slide 1

• What is Media Regulation? - Media Regulation is the control or guidance of mass media.

Slide 2

• Who is Free TV Australia? - Free TV Australia is an industry body which represents all of Australia's commercial free to air television.
• What's their job? - Free TV Australia provides a forum for discussion of industry matters and is the public voice of the industry on a wide range of issues.
• An example?: - Free TV Australia ensures commercial television remains Australia’s safest and most heavily regulated platform.

Slide 3

• What do the Australia Press Council do? - Australia Press Council is responsible for promoting good standards of media practice.

Slide 4

• What does ACMA do? - ACMA is responsible for the regulation of broadcasting, the internet, radio communications and telecommunications.
• What happen when someone complains about a TV show? - ACMA considers every complaint it receives and assesses whether an investigation of the matter would be in the public interest.

Slide 5

• What does the Classification Board do? - The Classification Board makes classification decisions for films, computer games and certain publications.

Slide 6

• What does the Classification Review Board do? - The Classification Review Board is responsible for reviewing certain decisions of the Classification Board.

Bibliography:

• http://www.freetv.com.au/
• https://www.google.com.au/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=2EnIVO3DNqyN8Qf0-YHIDg&gws_rd=ssl#q...
• http://www.classification.gov.au/About/Pages/What-We-Do.aspx
• www.acma.gov.au
• www.presscouncil.org.au
• http://www.classification.gov.au/About/Pages/Review-Board.aspx