Regulation: The monitoring of and intervention in media production and consumption. The media industries are subject to regulators of various types to ensure what they produce is suitable and appropriate. Classification: Restricting access to media material on the grounds of age. Censorship: The use of power by authority figures to control what individuals, groups or society can or cannot see, hear or read in media products. My Opinion on Importance - Regulation is fairly important in the world of media, it allows the industries to protect people and keep the media clean. With the media being essential in life in almost all formats, we can see that that regulation helps keep the media in control. The media has the power to shape a generation, and so keeping it clean is essential. Classification is more or less a specific sub-genre of Regulation, however it is aimed strongly at age rather than appropriateness. I feel this is still very crucial in protecting the younger years from content which could possibly shape the generation. For example age restrictions of movies are so ingrained in society that it is the norm for people to obey the rules. Censorship seems to be the least understood, and more or less the least cared about due to the fact it is so broad. We understand that certain age groups are not allowed to see or read certain subjects however we don't see the authority figures imposing these rules. What with the growing increase of internet usage and modern day communications, everyone is more or less open to everything, and so they cannot prosecute everyone. Censorship Debate Some people/organisations are passionate about the importance of restricting and censoring what images are accessible to the public. These people believe that behaviour is learned and that society could be unnecessarily influenced by what they see on screen, ultimately impacting on their moral compass. Others believe that media should be unrestricted and uncensored. These people tend to believe that censorship imposes the values of certain people on those who may feel otherwise. They also argue that censorship implies that viewers are not mature or capable enough to distinguish ‘good’ from ‘bad’. The Hays Code The Hays Code was introduced in the 1930s as a result to a lot of profanity and risqué scenes. The main principles: 1.No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin. 2.Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented. 3.Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation. Do's and Don'ts of the Hays Code 1.Pointed profanity – by either title or lip – this includes the words "God," "Lord," "Jesus," "Christ" (unless they be used reverently in connection with proper religious ceremonies), "hell," "damn," "Gawd," and every other profane and vulgar expression however it may be spelled; 2.Any licentious or suggestive nudity – in fact or in silhouette; and any lecherous or licentious notice thereof by other characters in the picture; 3.The illegal traffic in drugs; 4.Any inference of sex perversion; 5.White slavery; 6.Miscegenation (sex relationships between the white and black races); 7.Sex hygiene and venereal diseases; 8.Scenes of actual childbirth – in fact or in silhouette; 9.Children's sex organs; 10.Ridicule of the clergy; 11.Willful offense to any nation, race or creed; ●Be Careful's -
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