1. There are several differentthingsthatnewsreportersneedtowatchoutabout sotheydo not come
intothe needsof the legal andethical thateffectnewsreports.Some of the constraintsof the radio
are as followed.
Handlingof storiesinvolvingminors- Talkingaboutpeoplewhoare underthe age of 18 has always
beensensitive subject. Sincetheyare not adultsnewsreportsare forbiddenatrevilingpersonal
informationabout them. Forexampleif aunder18 yearoldcommitteda crime andan over18
committedacrime the over18 name may gettoldon the news butunderwoulddefinablynotbe
toldon the news.Also if there isa newsreportthatcouldbe herdas harmingpeople underthe age
of 18 or anybodyingeneral thenatthe beginonthe reportthere wouldbe some sortof warning
beforehand .If there isa subjectof alcohol or drugsthe newsreportermust definably notmake
themlookgoodand try to make the view thattheyare a bad thing.Bad language cannotbe usedat
all duringthe newsreport so that It does notarm anyone includingminorsandnon-minors.
Contemptof court – contemptof court meansdoingsomethingthatisnot legal whichwill leadto
the news reporteror the newsshowneeding toshow upin court . Thismay meana fine forthe
showor in a worse case scenarioa prisonsentence. Thiscouldbe done bybreachingthe officials
secretsact or do not followthe other guide linesthatOFCOMhave setfornewsreportsthiscould
include violentbehaveronthe showorthe use of bad language .
Libel- Thismeansif apersonsayssomethingthismeansthattheyare libel forwhattheyhave saidso
inthe case of the affairwithRyanGigs the personwhosaidthat he was couldthenbe charged at
releasingprivate informationabouthimwhichcouldbe acase in court .
Defamation- Thisisthe same aslibel butinsteadof spokenwordsitisa writtenstatement. soif
somebodywrote somethingdiscriminatingtoa persontheycouldthenbe createdintoa court case
fromthe writtenevidence .
Coverage of elections –anycoverage onelectionsmustbe completelynon bios. Theyare not
allowed toshow theirviewonthe electionsincase theyshiftthe votesinthe area. Thismeansthat
theymustspeakaboutall of the party’s that are goingto be participation inthe election. Thismeans
that youare not allowedtoignore acertainparty memberjustbecause of yourownpersonal
political views. Thismeansthatall membersmustbe seemedasthoughtheyare of equal potential
.The newsreportersare not allowedtosay somethingthatcouldbringdownthe repetition of a
particularpolitician .
Official SecretsAct;-thisisanact whichstatesthat noinformationcanbe publishedortold public.
These things include thingsthatinclude the royalty andthe locationsonwhere theywill be.Thisisin
case somethingwronghappens wail theyare there. If thisinformationisgivenoutthe personor
showthat saysit will be inthe contemptof court. Whichmeansthat theywill be finedand maybe
prisontime isthe case inserious .
