Introduction to Journalism

14 Media regulatory bodies

•	Introduction
•	The Press Complaints Commission
•	The Radio Authority
•	The Independent Television Commission
•	The British Broadcasting Corporation
•	The Broadcasting Standards Commission
•	The British Board of Film Classification
•	The Advertising Standards Authority
•	The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society
•	The Performing Right Society
•	Phonographic Performance Limited
•	Suggested activities
•	Sources and resources

Introduction

In the UK all aspects of newspaper and magazine journalism and production, and radio and television journalism and production are regulated and given advice by government-appointed and independent advisory bodies, which seek to ensure a balance between ethical and legal considerations and possible ...