Thursday 2 March 2017

Examples for production of newspapers

Written by journalists abroad

The Times - 'I've murdered 60 more, says Russia's worst serial killer" a former police officer from Siberia killed 22 women and confessed to killing 60 more. Moscow

The Daily Mirror - US editor, 'Racist church killer will die for his crimes' a white supremacist killed 9 black worshipers in a church in South Carolina

Written the day before

The Times - Girl 7 'stabbed to death' in park. 15 year old arrested and girl was named yesterday as Katie (victim)

The Daily Mirror - 'The Cesspit Murder' a wealthy children's author was murdered by her fiance then dumped in a  cesspit, a court heard yesterday

The Oldham Evening Chronicle - 'pupils go back in time for a taste of Victorian education'  Children in Springhead went back in time to experience a week of school during the Victorian era.

News Agency
- Cannot find for Daily Mirror and Times and Oldham Chronicle, however they do use them but not on this particular day


Online Versions

Written without the last hour









Updated within an hour 





Additional research 

For local newspaper find an example of a how a local story has been given priority over a national story

For the national newspapers, use the internet to find out who owns your newspapers and where the main production sites are


Thursday 26 January 2017

Revision Essay

How is your chosen industry regulated? Refer to your three main texts. (30)

This essay will explore how newspapers are regulated, specifically in the texts The Daily Mirror, The Times and The Oldham Evening Chronicle News. Regulations are a set of rules that are made and maintained by a regulatory body. Regulation maintains decency taste, accuracy and appropriateness.

Initially the PCC regulated newspapers however after much debate in the aftermath of the Leveson Inquiry IPSO was created following the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry.  IPSO is made up of two boards one manages and maintains the Editor's Code of Practice and the other handles complaints and adjudicates appropriately, these are the two functions to the role of IPSO. Freedom of the press is a sign of a healthy democracy and because IPSO is partially self regulating due to newspapers joining the board this protects the freedom of free press as there is no government intervention.

An example of the Editor's Code of Practice being used in action is in The Daily Mirror on the 11th of January 2017, an article was written about NHS drip feeds being tampered with this follows clause number two, a fair opportunity to reply to any inaccuracies. Rod Harpin the medical director or North Cumbria University Hospital Trust had the opportunity to reply and made comments on these allegations. A second example of how the editor's code of practice is in action, is in The Times on the 11th of January 2017 where a Former public schoolboy used revenge porn to blackmail girls and threatened to publish explicit photos of a teenage girl on Facebook to blackmail her into having sex, this follows clause 11 victims of sexual assault, the Press must not identify victims of sexual assault. A final example of the Editor's Code of Practice being followed is in The Oldham Evening Chronicle on the 11th January 2017 where a teenage boy of the age of 15 went on a criminal damage spree in Oldham town centre this follows clause number six in the Editor's Code of Practice a child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child's welfare.
The Code of Practice exists to protect the public however when it is in the public's interest the newspaper have a bit of flexibility to stretch the Code of Practice or even break certain clauses.

The second function of IPSO is to handle any complaints made by the public, an example of this is on the 23rd November 2015 in The Daily Mirror where Dr Bernard Freudenthal complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Daily Mirror breached clause one accuracy of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “Betrayal of our babies”. The adjudication for this complaint was that the newspaper offered to post corrections online, however the Complaints Committee did not make a determination as to whether there had been any breach of the Code despite this. Another example is in on the 25th November 2015 where Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) complained to IPSO about The Times where it was believed to have broken clause one accuracy. The outcome of this was that the complaint was upheld the newspaper then  promptly published a sufficiently prominent clarification, which corrected the inaccurate impression. A further example of this is on the 14th April 2014 in The Oldham Evening Chronicle where Mr Chris Shyne made a complaint, the clauses alleged to have been contravened were clauses one accuracy, clause two opportunity to reply and clause five intrusion into grief or shock. However this complaint was handled by the PCC as there are no recent cases of complaints, the outcome of the complaint was that the PCC negotiated the publication of a letter from the complainant. The Editor's Code of Practice works well for printed newspaper however difficulties may be a problem on the online versions especially in the comments as it is not possible to regulate every single comment.

Regulation has affected newspapers, this means that newspapers are not free to print anything they like, they must abide by the Editor's Code of practice. If these regulations are not followed the newspapers may be forced to pay for damages. An example of this is the case about Christopher Jeffries where the newspaper published inaccurate information about this man destroying his reputation, this resulted in the newspapers who posted inaccurate information to pay for damages and were forced to apologies to him. Another example is the phone hacking scandal where journalists hacked into the phones of parents who's child has been murdered sending messages to the parents impersonating this child leading to the Leveson Inquiry being created. Despite all the negatives due to investigative journalism there are also positives such as revealing Jimmy Saville to be a paedophile and also revealing local MP's that have been abusing funds that were given to them to buy items such as duck houses.

This essay has explored how the newspaper industry is regulated, it has shown who regulates it and a historical overview of how IPSO was formed and has shown example cases where regulation has been followed. In the future printed newspaper will slowly become non existent and internet news will over take, this may prove to be an issue for newspapers as they can't possibly review every comment especially with the rise of online news, a new regulatory body may need to be formed to focus on online news.














Explain who regulates newspaper with a brief historical overview (PCC, Leveson Inquiry, IPSO). Explain the make up of the IPSO boards, with a comment about freedom of the press, self regulation and the relevance of this to democracy.

Explain what regulation is and why it is needed

Statement of intention, making sure that you refer to your three texts by name



Homework Task

What is 'Hacked Off?"

How are they relevant to the regulation of newspapers?

What do they want?


Press Regulations Research

Date and newspaper- The Daily Mirror 
Date complaint received: 23/11/2015
Date complaint concluded by IPSO: 23/12/2015


Case brought by- Dr Bernard Freudenthal

Details of the case- Dr Bernard Freudenthal complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that the Daily Mirror breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “Betrayal of our babies”, published on 25 November 2015.

The article reported that a study had found that babies born at the weekend are more likely to be stillborn or die shortly after birth than those delivered on weekdays. It reported that “770 babies delivered each year in NHS hospitals on a Saturday or Sunday are either stillborn or die within seven days”, and that this was “7.3% more than during the week”.
The complainant said that it was inaccurate for the article to suggest that a report had found babies born at the weekend were more likely to die than those born during the rest of the week; the study in question had not compared weekend death rates with weekday death rates. Instead, it had compared the death rate of babies born on Tuesdays with that of babies born on other days. The study found that, per year, there were 770 more deaths than what would be expected if the death rate were constant throughout the week, and was the same as on Tuesdays.
The newspaper said that prior to publication during the editorial process, some confusion had arisen over the figures cited. It offered to publish a clarification in print and online over the figures reported. The complainant did not consider that the offer was sufficient.
Clauses alleged to have been contravened- Clause 1 (Accuracy)
i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.
ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence, and - where appropriate - an apology published. In cases involving the Regulator, prominence should be agreed with the Regulator in advance.
iii) The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.
Adjudicated by- IPSO

Outcome- it offered to publish the following correction online:

We originally reported that Dr Palmer's study revealed that 770 babies delivered each year in NHS hospitals at the weekend are either stillborn or die within seven days - 7.3% more than during the week. The article has been amended to make clear that in fact the study's findings suggest that “770 more perinatal deaths per year … occurred above what [would be expected] if mortality was always the same as for babies delivered on a Tuesday”.
The complainant said that this would resolve the matter to his satisfaction.
As the complaint was successfully mediated, the Complaints Committee did not make a determination as to whether there had been any breach of the Code.


Date and newspaper- The Daily Mirror 

Date complaint received: 14/11/2014 
Date complaint concluded by IPSO: 25/03/2015

Case brought by- Thomas Chipperfield 


Details of the case-  Thomas Chipperfield complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Daily Mirror had published an article, headlined “Prodded with sticks and caged in misery…the lions and tigers at ‘circus high school’”, on 7 November 2014, which raised a breach of Clause 1 (Accuracy) and Clause 10 (Clandestine devices and subterfuge) of the Editors’ Code of Practice. 

The article was accompanied by a photograph which depicted the complainant holding a stick to a lion. The complainant was concerned that the photograph, when seen in conjunction with the phrase “prodded with sticks” in the headline, was misleading; he denied that there had been “prodding”, and said that in the photograph in question he had been feeding the lion. He said that the implication that big cats were being mistreated was inaccurate; he had passed inspections with Aberdeenshire Council and DEFRA, both of whom had been content with the manner in which he worked with his animals. The article reported that “no-one from the [‘circus high school’] could be contacted for comment last night”. He denied that a reasonable attempt for comment had been made, and said that his spokesman had contacted an individual at the newspaper’s publishing group to provide a statement, photographs and videos which made clear that no “prodding” was taking place. The complainant was also concerned that the photograph which accompanied the article was taken during “undercover investigations”. 
The newspaper defended its use of the word “prodding”; whilst it accepted that the animal was not being prodded in the image in question, it referred to a video in the public domain, which showed the complainant prodding a lion with sticks to control the animal, albeit not, it accepted, in an aggressive manner. The newspaper said it had tried to contact the complainant by email, and had left three or four messages on his mobile phone. It said that the comments of the complainant’s representative were included in the article the next day. The newspaper offered to publish a clarification which would say that it had published a photograph of what it said was the complainant prodding the lion, when in fact he was using a stick to feed the lion. 
Clauses alleged to have been contravened- . Clause 1 (Accuracy) 
i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures. 
ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence. 
Clause 10 (Clandestine devices and subterfuge) 
i) The press must not seek to obtain or publish material acquired by using hidden cameras or clandestine listening devices; or by intercepting private or mobile telephone calls, messages or emails; or by the unauthorised removal of documents or photographs; or by accessing digitally-held private information without consent. 
Adjudicated by- IPSO

Outcome- Mediated outcome

The complaint was not resolved through direct correspondence between the parties. IPSO therefore instigated an investigation into the matter. 
The newspaper amended the online article to remove the reference to the prodding and poking of the lion. It re-iterated its earlier offer to publish a correction on page 2 of the newspaper. The offered correction was as follows:
“Thomas Chipperfield
In our edition of November 7 we published a picture of what we said was Thomas Chipperfield prodding a lion. In fact he was using his stick to feed it.” 
The complainant said that the newspaper’s offer would resolve the matter to his satisfaction. The clarification was published on 25 March 2015. 
As the complaint was successfully mediated, the Complaints Committee did not make a determination as to whether there had been any breach of the Code. 



Date and newspaper- The Times
Date complaint received: 25/11/2015
Date decision issued: 17/02/2016

Case brought byMuslim Engagement and Development (MEND)

Details of the case- Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Times breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “One in five British Muslims has sympathy for Isis”, published in print and online on 24 November 2015.

The article reported that, according to an opinion poll conducted by The Sun newspaper, one in five Muslims “has sympathy for fighters who choose to leave Britain to wage war in Syria”. It included comments from a number of prominent Muslim individuals, criticising the so-called Islamic State (IS). It also noted that some had questioned the reliability of the poll, with critics saying that it did not distinguish between “those who have gone out to fight for Islamic State and the multitude of other factions, including the Shia militants and Kurds fighting in Syria”. The article included an image of the poll question, taken from The Sun.
The article was also published in the same form online, without the image of the poll question.
The complainant said that the headline was inaccurate: the survey question reported had not made explicit reference to IS, and those surveyed could have believed it to refer to individuals fighting in Syria for other groups. The article had later referred to this point. It was inaccurate to report that 1 in 5 British Muslims had sympathy for the ideals of IS.
The newspaper did not accept a breach of the Code. It noted that the presence of British Muslims among IS fighters had been widely reported, with the estimated number ranging from 700 to 2000. In contrast, only a handful of cases in which British Muslims had joined other groups had been reported. The newspaper did not consider, therefore, that survey respondents would have been in any doubt as to which fighters the question referred to. Furthermore, the questions preceding that reported had made explicit reference to IS. The context of the question was therefore clear.
The newspaper noted that the question of whether there was a meaningful distinction between sympathy for those who fight for IS and sympathy for the ideals of IS was a matter of opinion. To clarify its headline, and following earlier complaints, it published the following clarification on 26 November, in its corrections and clarifications column on its letters page, on page 36:
We reported the findings of a Survation poll of 1000 British Muslims (News 24 Nov). Asked “How do you feel about young Muslims who leave the UK to join fighters in Syria?”, 14% of respondents expressed “some sympathy” and 5 per cent “a lot of sympathy”. The survey did not distinguish between those who go to fight for Islamic State and those who join other factions in Syria, and it did not ask about attitudes towards Isis itself. Our headline, “One in five British Muslims has sympathy for Isis,” was misleading in failing to reflect this.
This was also added to the online article, and the online headline was amended to “One in five British Muslims has sympathy for young Muslims who join fighters in Syria”.
The complainant did not consider that the correction had been published promptly, or with sufficient prominence

Clauses alleged to have been contravened- Clause 1 (Accuracy)

i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.
ii) A significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distortion once recognised must be corrected, promptly and with due prominence.

Adjudicated by- IPSO


Outcome- The complaint was upheld.

Remedial Action Required
The newspaper had promptly published a sufficiently prominent clarification, which corrected the inaccurate impression given by the headline, and had amended the online article and appended a clarification to it. No further action was required.
The text of the article had made clear that the question had referred to “fighters who choose to leave Britain to wage war in Syria”. It had not failed to distinguish between individuals and ideals, and the text of the article did not raise a further breach of the Code.


Date and newspaper- The Times 
Date complaint received: 05/11/2014
Date decision issued: 26/03/2015


Case brought by- Clémentine Bobin


Details of the case- Clémentine Bobin complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Times had breached Clause 3 (Privacy) and Clause 9 (Reporting of crime) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “Banker left glamour model for new life”, published on 5 November 2014.

The article contrasted the student days in England of Rurik Jutting with the circumstances of his recent arrest for murder in Hong Kong. It was accompanied by three photographs, the largest of which depicted Mr Jutting standing next to the complainant with his arm around her, captioned as “Rurik Jutting as a Cambridge student at 21, with a friend”. The other photographs showed one of his alleged victims and a former girlfriend.
The complainant said that the photograph had been taken in 2006, when she was a young co-worker of Mr Jutting, after which period she had had no contact with him. Although it had not named her, it had clearly identified her to friends, family and colleagues, which was intrusive and upsetting. In addition, she was concerned that its relative prominence and size suggested that she was the glamour model mentioned in the headline.
The complainant argued that the photograph had been taken in circumstances where she had a reasonable expectation of privacy, at a private event in the enclosed grounds of a college. While it appeared to have been taken from a publicly-accessible Facebook page, she had never consented to its circulation; the page belonged to a friend, who had been unaware that no privacy settings protected it. This did not mean it was in the “public domain”.
The newspaper argued that in light of the allegations against Mr Jutting, there was a public interest in examining his life; the photograph served to illustrate the apparent transformation of his circumstances. The caption referred to the complainant’s past connection to Mr Jutting, but she did not remain his “friend”, and Clause 9 should therefore not apply. In its view, those who would recognise the complainant would be aware that she had had no continued association with the accused.
It did not dispute the complainant’s account of the circumstances in which the photograph was taken. In its view, however, the individuals pictured had a limited expectation of privacy, and the content of the photograph was innocuous. Given this, and the fact that the Facebook album from which it had been obtained was publicly accessible, the newspaper did not accept any breach of Clause 3.
The newspaper removed the photograph from its website as soon as it was aware of the complainant’s concerns, and apologised for having distressed her. It later removed the photograph from its editorial systems as well, and confirmed that there were no circumstances in which it imagined republishing it.
Clauses alleged to have been contravened- Clause 3 (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.
Claude 9 (Reporting of crime)
i) Relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime should not generally be identified without their consent, unless they are genuinely relevant to the story.
The Public interest
i) The Regulator will consider the extent to which material is already in the public domain, or will become so.
Adjudicated by- IPSO

Outcome- Regardless of the true nature of their connection, the caption to the large and prominent photograph described the complainant as a “friend” of Mr Jutting. While the article, taken as a whole, made clear that the complainant was not the “glamour model” cited in the headline, it nevertheless asserted a direct association between the complainant and Mr Jutting, in a manner that squarely engaged the terms of Clause 9.

In order to avoid a breach of the Code, the newspaper was therefore required to show it was justified in identifying the complainant, either because the complainant was genuinely relevant to the story, or because – regardless of her relevance – there was a public interest which justified publication.
The article had made no reference to the complainant, and she was plainly not personally relevant to the story. No public interest could reasonably be regarded as justifying the intrusion into the complainant’s life caused by so prominently and publicly associating her with an alleged criminal. The Committee upheld the complaint under Clause 9.
The Committee did not separately uphold the complaint under Clause 3 (Privacy). Although the Committee noted the complainant’s concern that the photograph had been taken without consent from a Facebook page, it conveyed only the fact of the complainant’s association with Mr Jutting around 8 years ago, when they were at university. This was not in itself private, and it raised no additional issues for the Committee to consider beyond those which gave rise to the breach of Clause 9.
Conclusions
The complaint was upheld in part.
Remedial Action Required
Having upheld the complaint under Clause 9 (Reporting of crime) of the Code, the Committee considered what remedial action should be required. The Committee has the power to require the publication of a correction and/or adjudication, the nature, extent and placement of which is to be determined by IPSO. It may also inform the publication that further remedial action is required to ensure that the requirements of the Code are met.
The Committee required that in order to remedy the breach of the Editors’ Code, the newspaper should publish the Committee’s adjudication upholding the complaint. The article under complaint had been published on page 9 of the newspaper; the adjudication should also be published on this page or further forward, with a headline to be agreed in advance.
The terms of the adjudication, which the newspaper should publish without addition or alteration, are as follows:
Clémentine Bobin complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that The Times had breached Clause 9 (Reporting of crime) of the Editors’ Code of Practice in an article headlined “Banker left glamour model for new life”, published on 5 November 2014. IPSO upheld the complaint as a breach of the Editors’ Code and required The Times to publish this decision by its Complaints Committee as a remedy to the breach.
The article contrasted the student days in England of Rurik Jutting with the circumstances of his recent arrest for murder in Hong Kong. It was accompanied by three photographs, the largest of which depicted Mr Jutting standing next to the complainant with his arm around her, captioned as “Rurik Jutting as a Cambridge student at 21, with a friend”. The other photographs showed one of his alleged victims and a former girlfriend.
The complainant said that the photograph had been taken in 2006, when she was a young co-worker of Mr Jutting, after which period she had had no contact with him. Although it had not named her, it had clearly identified her to friends, family and colleagues, which was intrusive and upsetting.
The newspaper argued that in light of the allegations against Mr Jutting, there was a public interest in examining his life; the photograph served to illustrate the apparent transformation of his circumstances. The caption referred to the complainant’s past connection to Mr Jutting, but she did not remain his “friend”, and Clause 9 should therefore not apply. In its view, those who would recognise the complainant would be aware that she had had no continued association with the accused.
The newspaper removed the photograph from its website as soon as it was aware of the complainant’s concerns, and apologised for having distressed her. It later removed the photograph from its editorial systems as well, and confirmed that there were no circumstances in which it imagined republishing it.
Regardless of the true nature of their connection, the caption to the large and prominent photograph described the complainant as a “friend” of Mr Jutting; this asserted a direct association between the two, in a manner that squarely engaged the terms of Clause 9.
In order to avoid a breach of the Code, the newspaper was therefore required to show that it was justified in identifying the complainant, either because the complainant was genuinely relevant to the story, or because – regardless of the complainant’s relevance – there was a public interest which justified publication.
The article had made no reference to the complainant, and she was plainly not personally relevant to the story. No public interest could reasonably be regarded as justifying the intrusion into the complainant’s life caused by so prominently and publicly associating her with an alleged criminal. The Committee upheld the complaint.


Date and newspaper- Oldham Evening Chronicle
14/04/2014

Case brought by- Mr Chris Shyne


Details of the case- Mr Chris Shyne complained to the Press Complaints Commission about an article which he considered to have been inaccurate and intrusive in breach of Clauses 1 (Accuracy), Clause 2 (Opportunity to reply) and Clause 5 (Intrusion into grief or shock) of the Editors' Code of Practice. The complainant said the article inaccurately implied that he was dead when, in fact, this was not the case.



Clauses alleged to have been contravened- 1, 2, 5

Adjudicated by- PCC

Outcome-  The complaint was resolved when the PCC negotiated the publication of a letter from the complainant.



Date and newspaper- Oldham Evening Chronicle
24/01/2012

Case brought byKaren Birch


Details of the case- Karen Birch complained to the Press Complaints Commission that the newspaper had published an inquest report into the death of her son which contained a number of inaccuracies.



Clauses alleged to have been contravened- 1


Adjudicated by- PCC


Outcome- he complaint was resolved when the newspaper published the following correction and apology:

Chef inquest
A report of an inquest in the Oldham Evening Chronicle (November 10) headlined "Chef's final Facebook message" reported that Mr David Birch had been told he had lost his job. We accept that there was some ambiguity regarding whether this was the case, although this was stated in evidence at the inquest. We also incorrectly reported the location as being in the back garden and accept that neighbours did not help paramedics in an attempt to revive him. We apologise for any distress caused.



Monday 23 January 2017

Essay 2nd draft

The purpose of this essay is explore the representations of British males in film, specifically in the films Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Grimsby (2016) and Green Street Hooligans (2005) . Representations are how people, places and things are shown in the media. More often than not representations are based upon stereotypes, stereotypes are a commonly held belief of a particular type of person, place or thing with at least a grain of truth to them. 

'The concept of representation embodies the theme that the media construct meanings about the world - they represent it and in doing so, help audiences to make sense of it.' (PAGE 113 Timo'sulivan Brian Dutton Philip Rayner). Media products often show us one side of reality and not reality itself, media products often play on existing stereotypes to get the audience to assume things in term helping the audience understand certain characters more.British males are often represented as football hooligans in a number of films or represented as upper-class snobs. These seem to be the only representations we see in the media and these are simply not true we never see 'normal people' everyday working class people it's either one way or the other there is no middle ground.

In the film Grimsby the main character is a football hooligans along with the main character the rest of the town is also found to be football hooligans. The main character ‘nobby’ has the word England tattooed on his back showing the extremes he is willing to go to for the England team, he also has the England crest tattooed on his arms. During a scene in the pub an England game is playing and the town decides to celebrate the goal by acting like hooligans drinking letting off fireworks inside the club and throwing things around this is an example of English football hooliganism. Nobby also has England flags across his house along with football shirts. Another example of football hooliganism is the scene where the town Grimsby are watching a live England game and start making a commotion taking their shirts off and pitch invading whereas the other team is completely calm and normal making it the English fans look much worse. Nobby chants ‘come and have a go if you think your hard enough!’ during a fight showing that football has taken over his life and it’s in everything he does. His brother Sebastian is represented as a stuck up spy that looks down upon the people of Grimsby because of the way he was brought up and often finds the people of Grimsby disgusting and foolish however even Sebastian becomes this football hooligan towards the end of the film with the England flag painted on his face and charging the pitch. These characters reinforce common stereotypes that exist about British males, as we can see by analysing this film there is no such thing as a 'normal everyday citizen; we are led to believe all people from Grimsby are football fans this sterotype continues to exist in film even after Green street Hooligans which was released over a decade ago, not much has changed for British Males.

Another way British males are represented in film is the upper class, well brought up type of British male, these types of British males are often portrayed as stuck up, usually think they are better than everyone else almost as if they have a disgust for anyone in a lower class than them. This is demonstrated in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service where the main character ‘Egsy’ is being trialled along with other contesters to see who will become the next agent. Egsy is the odd one out as everyone else there are from an upper class with rich families where as Egsy has been brought up in a normal household in a poorer area. The upper-class contenders approach him and try to attack him sating remark like ‘where did they dig you up’ because of the way he is dressed compared to them. They ask him if he’s ‘Oxford or Cambridge’ then proceed to mock him by implying he doesn’t have an education therefore he must have served them in McDonalds once. The scene where Egsy’s first trial occurs the team is saved by Egsy when egsy smashes a two-way mirror to save them a remark is made ‘must have seen a lot of them’. From these scenes, we clearly see that the upper-class snob type characters think they are better than everyone lower than them because they have money and fancy suits. When Egsy and his mentor are having a drink, things start to get heated and Egsy immediately says ‘snobs like you judging people like me from your Ivory towers with no thought about why we do what we do' showing he is also aware of the fact upper-class think they are stuck up and snobby. This reinforces the stereotypes of British Males. However the character Harry Hart although being from a rich background has sympathy towards Egsy and takes him under his wing, he offers him a job as a spy and puts all his faith into him challenging the stereotype of British Males being stuck-up

In the film Green Street Hooligans the character Matt Buckner flys in from America and is introduced to Pete Dunkham through the character Shannon Dunham, this film is a prime example of negative representation against British males as in the film the football rivalry is so severe its described as a 'gang'. Throughout the film their are alot of fights over football and people intimidating people on the pitch. Matt initially does not agree with the violence and is afraid but after a few fights it quickly becomes a custom to him. Pete and his friends are often found heavily drinking at a bar reinforcing the stereotype that all working class British males are drunken slobs. The character Steve Dunkham shines away from the gang mentally and although he promises not to go back to his life he is still dragged back into showing that the people of East London have no life apart from football hooliganism. This reinforces the stereotype of British males being football hooligans

Thursday 19 January 2017

Newspaper Regulations

Wednesday 11.01.17 
The Daily Mirror

NO, NO.. She's my little girl
-Mum anguished cry as daughter's neck is slashed
-Girl, 15,  is arrested over death of 7-year-old Katie
Girl- Follows regulations (clause 6) a child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child's welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents.

Drip feeds tampered with at NHS hospital
Follows clause 2 opportunity to reply- a fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for. Rod Harpin medical director or North Cumbria University Hospital Trust had the opportunity to reply and he said "Patient safety is our absolute priority and we will continue to work closely with the police"

Brexit 'is risk to 230,000 finance jobs' more than 230,000 finance industry jobs could be lost
Follows clause 1 accuracy- The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information including pictures


Wednesday 11.01.17
The Times

-Former public schoolboy used revenge porn to blackmail girls, schoolboy threatened to publish explicit photos of a teenage girl on Facebook to blackmail her into having sex
Follows clause 11 victims of sexual assault- 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

-Child tooth decay hits record high
-160 operations to remove rotting teeth each day costing health service £35 million
Follows clause 1 accuracy- The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information including pictures

-Social care is dragging down our hospitals
-Winters crisis is being worsened by reliance on the elderly being looked after on wards instead of at home
-Follows clause 2 opportunity to reply- a fair opportunity for reply to inaccuracies must be given when reasonably called for- Sir David Dalton chief executive of Salford Royal NHS tryst, says "it's only just started so we are still seeing huge pressure on our hospitals but I think that gradually we are getting to a better place. most elderly people want to be cared or in their homes not on a ward. But social care needs more money"


Wednesday 11.01.17
Oldham  Evening Chronicle

-Teen yob sentaced adjourned
- Sentencing of 15-year-old boy who went on a criminal damage spree in Oldham town centre has been adjourned until next month
- Follows regulations (clause 6) a child under 16 must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child's welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents.

Police: Maple Mill fire 'was arson'
-Detectives believe fire was started deliberately
-Follows clause 1 accuracy- The Press, whilst free to be partisan, must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact.

-Watch the Birdies
-RSPB's annual Big School's birdwatch, youngsters urged to pick up their binoculars and see how many feathered friends they can spot
- Follows clause 6 children- Pupils must not be approached or photographed at school without permission of the school authorities