equality act

the 2010 equality act legally protects people in the workplace it replaces the old equality law and covers them all under one law. when working in the media people shouldn't be subject to discrimination, however, there has been cases when people have been subject to discrimination for example people who have been fired because of their age. the act is made up of 9 pieces of legislation which were first made up in 2007.

the equaility act is made up of the following

• equal pay act
• sex discrimination act
• race discrimination act
• disability discrimination act
• religios descrimnition
• age discrimination and regulation act

channael 4 equal opps policy

The channel 4 equal opps policy gives different minorities opportunities the chance to work .

Disabled equality - you can't discriminate or harass a disabled person in terms of employment in regards to employment ,training, benefits . the policy requires employers to make changes from a disabled employee in to promote equality among employees.

Gender equality- you can't discriminate/harass based on a person's gender or gender reassignment or marriage or partnership status or pregnancy in relation to employment from example train, employment, benefits, or promotion.

race equality - prohibits unlawful discrimination/ harassment on racial  ground in regards to employment like train,benefits and promotion

BBC equal oppetuinty

BBC strive to improve individuals in their workforce as not to exclude anyone this includes all levels of their workforce. the expert needs to that equality is promoted in the BBC each year that person needs to present equality information report.

Health and safety legislation and how it applies to the media workplace

Health and safety legislation and how it applies to the media workplace:

• Maintenance of the workplace, equipment, devices and system
• Temperature of the indoor workplace
• Lighting
• Cleanness of the workplace
• That there is an understanding of how much space there is where you’re working
• What obstacles will be in the workplace that can’t be moved
• A place for the staff to take a break for lunch, drink, ECT

How this applies to us as media producers, we should expect these in the workplace as well as work to provide them. These things need to be checked on otherwise there could be a casualty in the workplace or equipment being broken from not having enough room or someone being effected by something that has happened in the room.

This would be important as the producer because the producer would be the one that gets the blame for what has happened because the producer is the one that is meant to make sure that these checks happen to keep the staff and actors in a state that they will want to stay on set and not quit because of bad working environments.

H.W - Case study

1. Find a UK libel case study: WHO was the complainant, WHY did they make a complaint, WHEN was the case, WHAT publication was taken to court and what was said that was libellous; HOW was it resolved?

Katherine Brown brought a case forward to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Times breached Clause 1 of the editors code of practice claiming that an article  named “Anti-drink lobby drew up official safety limits  that was published on 30 May 2016.was not accurate,The complainant said that it was inaccurate of the headline to report that an anti-drink lobby drew up official safety limits, and that the headline was not supported by the text of the article. The Times was  was investigated for using a title to their article that did not provide proof in the article itself however after investigation the  ruling was that The Times had not breached the Editors code of conduct.

Media Law: Celebrity Libel Case Study

Media Law: Celebrity Libel Case Study

Use your celebrity case study to analyse libel law – then apply the lessons you have learnt to your own approach to your News story.

Which celebrity case is this?

Frankie Boyle

Q1. Who sued who?

Frankie Boyle sued Daily Mirror

Q2. Why? Give an outline of the case in your own words.

The daily mirror claimed Frankie boyle was racist comedian a statement that would affect his career if believed.

Q3. Who won? Who lost?

Frankie boyle won the case and the high court found the daily mirror guilty.

Q4. Why did the loser lose this case?

Because the daily mirror provided no evidence to their statements .

Q5. What was the punishment?

£54,650 in damages

Q6. What steps should the loser have taken to avoid being sued for libel?

Provided evidence to backup their statements.

Which celebrity case is this?

Kerry Katona

Q1. Who sued who?

Kerry Katona sued The Sunday Mirror

Q2. Why? Give an outline of the case in your own words.

The Sunday Mirror made the untrue statement that Kerry Katona was once a prostitute.

Q3. Who won? Who lost?

Kerry Katona won

Q4. Why did the loser lose this case?

No evidence to support statement

Q5. What was the punishment?

undisclosed 5-figure sum and legal costs to the claimant

Q6. What steps should the loser have taken to avoid being sued for libel?

They should have provided evidence

Libel

Libel - a statement is defamatory if it tends to do any of the following:
1.expose a person to hatred, ridicule, contempt.
2.causing them to be shunned or avoided.
3.lowers them in the estimation of their peers.
4. disparages them in their business, trade, office, or profession

Claimants have to show that the publication or broadcast has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to their reputation, the claimant doesn't have to prove the claim is untrue.

Penalty if found liable
1.pay damages
2. pay legal fees
3. pay both

defense for liable, I can use the justification, Everything I say will be true and i will be able to prove everything I say and write will be true.

stereotype

stereotype - what is a stereotype a stereotype is a judgment of a group  of people based on an idea, for example, grouping people together based on the actions of a small percentage of the group like assuming everyone for a culture follows all of that culture's traditions.

Subvert-undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

"an attempt to subvert democratic government"

stereotype - a set idea that people have about someone or something is like,especially an idea that it's wrong.

Example of stereostyse cases of subverted stereotypes

                                                                   

stereotypical image

Subverted stereotype 

presentation of genders in radio news

• 40% of the voices will be female, however, I believe there is a higher chance of hearing a woman reading the news stories.
• Radio 1 has a female news reader only male voices are the cutaway stories readers there are about 5-6 of them on the show 

note 40 seconds of female news readers, 16 seconds  of  male cutaway clip, 10 seconds  of female news reader, 24 seconds  of male news reader clip,16 seconds of female news reader, 13 seconds of male cutaway, 27 seconds of female news reader, 9 seconds of female cutaway, 21 seconds female news reader.

female- around 6 minutes                                                male -about 1 minutes 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081m5lx#play

IPSO research - Jordan Earl and Connor Stewart

Jordan Earl and Connor Stewart

Ipso had not got involved in the Madeleine McCann state of affairs when the biggest “evidence” against the parents and school teacher was a false accusation , Ipso just sat there and watched from the side lines.[1] Ipso also didn’t help a blind (transgender) human who was discriminated against by a “WHITE MAN!” it’s an absolute shock again as these white privileged men discriminate everyone and get away with it! It’s almost as if everyone has to have the same opinion , definitely not the start of censorship…… Ipso are also in control of all of the newspapers so how can they remain a just system if they basically police themselves? Ipso have also been insensitive to Robin Williams suicide and done nothing to prevent the insensitive speech. In conclusion Ipso have not done much at all as they run the newspapers and probably respect free speech , it’s not like Jay z can run around saying about raping women and children …. No he’s just a good “role model” like all of the celebrity sell outs. These are definitely the people your kids should be looking up to , it’s not like they are in the lime light to push agendas.

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[1] http://hackinginquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FailureOfIPSO.pdf

Ofcom case study

	Case Study	URL link	What year?	Did Ofcom uphold the complaint?
Group 1	Katie Price and Frankie Boyle
Group 2	Top Gear, Burma episode
Group 3	Jonathan Ross and Russel Brand
Group 4	Top Gear, Pike’s Peak	bbc, telegraph	2015	The case was based around Jeremy Clarkson’s using the work pikey on the air coursing an investigation by Ofcom and the bbc ,the issue was investigated and found to not to have meant to have offended and that the word had multiply meaning in this case it meant cheap or tacky

Codes of Practice for Journalists - IPSO and NUJ

Complete the following table.

Similarities between the IPSO and NUJ Codes of Practice	Differences between the IPSO and NUJ Codes of Practice
1.    1.     Eg. Both codes state that journalists must strive to be accurate.	1. E.g. Only the NUJ code discusses the right to freedom of expression and the public’s right to know.
2.Differentiates between fact and opinion	2.Does nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life, grief or distress (unless justified by overriding consideration of the public interest.)
3.Does her/his utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies.	3.Protects the identity of sources who supply information in confidence and material gathered in the course of her/his work
4.Does nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life, grief or distress	4.In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. These provisions should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings.
5.Produces no material likely to lead to hatred or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.	5.When reporting suicide, to prevent simulative acts care should be taken to avoid excessive detail of the method used, while taking into account the media's right to report legal proceedings.
6	6.The press must not identify victims of sexual assault or publish material likely to contribute to such identification unless there is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so.
7	7

case 1 - Rod Liddle and Emily Brothers (December 2014)

1. Generally, what was the original article/story/column/sticker saying that was considered to be offensive? 

i.The writer of the Emily brothers article made a joke that  was seen as both offensive and   harassing towards a west minister candidate who is a blind, transgender woman. the writer of the article said " being blind how did she know she was the wrong sex?" 

v.The sticker in the magazine was trying to joke about a 5 year old disabled child this is obviously considered offensive to the family involved as their son is being publicly bullied for no reason other than to try and get more people buying the magazine.( work from Tome Mathews  )

2. Which clause of the regulator (the IPSO or PCC)'s Codes of Practice had allegedly been broken?

i.according to IPSO  the column was discriminatory (clause 12 of the Editors' Code of Practice) the article was decided to be discriminatory and offensive to transgenders. 

v.It allegedly broke clause 12 of the PPC's code of practice which states all members of the press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's physical or mental illness or disability. They were being prejudice as they were trying to make fun of a disabled child.  ( work from Tome Mathews  )

3. Which of the case studies do you consider to be the most offensive - and why? How is it possible to measure the impact that they have had on any individual or groups of people?

The best way to understand the impact of these articles is to see the impact its has on a person or a community of people.im not sure if id considers many of these articles that I've read to be overly offensive because a lot of them to not effect me as a person, however, i can see how they'd effect people

4. How will you balance your right to freedom of speech (and to represent those who share your views) with your responsibility to your readers when you write your own story?

Voicing your opinion is important however you must be able to back your opinion and never directly address or comment on others and their opinions with the exception of statements that are backed by fact.

sources - 

https://www.ipso.co.uk/news-press-releases/press-releases/ipso-finds-against-the-sun-on-discriminatory-rod-liddle-column/ 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/emily-brothers-hits-back-at-rod-liddle-column-asking-how-blind-transgender-labour-candidate-knew-she-9920433.html

Editors' Code of Practice

1. Accuracy

i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information or images, including headlines not supported by the text.

ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and — where appropriate — an apology published. In cases involving IPSO, due prominence should be as required by the regulator. 

iii) A fair opportunity to reply to significant inaccuracies should be given, when reasonably called for.

iv) The Press, while free to editorialise and campaign, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.

v) A publication must report fairly and accurately the outcome of an action for defamation to which it has been a party, unless an agreed settlement states otherwise, or an agreed statement is published.

2. *Privacy

i) Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications.

ii) Editors will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual's private life without consent. Account will be taken of the complainant's own public disclosures of information.

iii) It is unacceptable to photograph individuals, without their consent, in public or private places where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy.

3. *Harassment

i) Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit.

ii) They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on property when asked to leave and must not follow them. If requested, they must identify themselves and whom they represent.

iii)  Editors must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use non-compliant material from other sources.

12. Discrimination

i) The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's, race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.

ii) Details of an individual's race, colour, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.

source - https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/