2. Biased Opinion – This is when somebody is for one side to an argument or story without any valid reason why. We didn’t
use a biased opinion throughout our documentary as our aim was to give a balanced and fair view on the topic.
Accuracy - Portraying real events which the viewer is entitled to take at face value and must respect truth and
accuracy. Accuracy was vital for our documentary as it was based on one of the most talked about topics today and
the truth has to be told as we could miss guide many people.
Balance – You must give both sides to the story and equal information to both sides in order for the audience to know
everything rather than just one side to the event. Much like many other documentaries we used balanced opinions
throughout our documentary and gave both sides to the story.
Impartiality - Presenting it in an appropriately balanced and fair way. Our documentary was presented in an appropriate
and fair way in order for the viewer to get a fair understanding rather than believe a biased opinion.
Objectivity – The state or quality of being objective.
Subjectivity – Judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts.
We got the views of Catholics and Christians who share different opinions on sex and older people so we received
varied opinions and views.
Opinion – A personal point of view towards a specific event or story. Despite involving many views and opinions we did
include several personal opinions to create a more general view on sex.
Bias – Showing prejudice for or against someone or something. We weren’t biased at any stage through out this
documentary.
Representation – The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented. We didn’t
need to use any representations as we used interviews and wasn’t necessary.
Access – A means of approaching or entering a place or having access to a person. We had access to several students
and a teacher as well as college grounds and rooms to film in. We also shot footage in Reading Town centre.
Privacy – The state of being free from public attention. We were open to having privacy.

3. • You’ve got to find people who
will know about the topic you
will be interviewing them about.
• They have to be talkative and
give an answer which will be
appropriate for TV.
• You will need to be prepared to receive any kind of answer or
response.
• It’s important to have all the questions and responses planned
before the interview.
• Nick Broomfield occasionally had difficulty getting interviews with
Aileen because she was enclosed and busy a lot of the time.

4. • By having a biased opinion on a topic, you can portray it to be
one sided and lead the viewers to believing your personal
opinions which may not be correct answer.
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5. • Ofcom is the communications regulator. They regulate
the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms and mobiles,
plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.
• Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating
broadcasting and communications networks, and
grant-in-aid from the Government.
• We make sure that people in the UK get the best from
their communications services and are protected from
scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that
competition can thrive

6. • Channel 4 and 5 both expect the viewers to trust the
Information given and that it will be accurate to the
actual event or story.
• Both Channel 4 and Channel 5 state; ‘Programmes mu
Be honest, fair and accurate and must
not mislead viewers.’
• Aileen’s documentary was
one sided as Nick Broomfield
was against Aileen and tried
to persuade the viewers to be
on his die which is unfair.

7. • You can’t secretly film a person or thing unless it’s
been approved off.
• Programme makes must have permission in writing in
order to perform covert filming/recording.
• Before doing under cover filming, there are many
guidelines in which you must follow. These rules are
specific for Channel 4 and 5.
• Aileen didn’t involve any secret filming, but there was
some filming done which Aileen didn’t know about
but was agreed and aloud to go through with it.

8. • They state very clearly that you must not make payments to
sources or contributors without reference to and the approval of
the broadcaster.
• You must not make any payment or promise to make any
payment to any witness or defendant involved in any kind of legal
proceedings without the consent of the commissioning editor and
programme lawyer.
• You must seek advice from the programme lawyer before making
or promising to make any payment to a
convicted or confessed criminal.

9. • All reconstructions must be fair and accurate.
• If there is a risk that viewers might be
misled, reconstructions should be labelled as such to avoid
confusion.
• There wasn’t any reconstructions used in the documentary
about Aileen, it was mainly interviews.

10. • Any ‘set-ups’ or use of deception must be justified by the
public interest and this must always be agreed in
advance by the broadcaster, unless it is intended to
seek consent of those filmed before broadcast.
• Interviews must be fairly edited, Programme-makers must
comply with the rules on payments.
• Contributors should take part in programmes on the
basis of their informed consent.

11. • Parental consent will be required for individuals
under 16 appearing in programmes.
• Due care must be taken with regard to the
physical and emotional welfare and the dignity
of people under 18 years who are involved in
programmes. Further, unnecessary distress or
anxiety must not be caused.

12. • Programmes involving criminals or
about criminality require special care and
are likely to be legally contentious.
• The documentary on Aileen involved interviews
and footage of Aileen. All of this was legal and
involved many police videos.

13. • The commissioning editor, on the advice
of the programme lawyer, will ensure that
an on-air warning is given to viewers,
where appropriate.
• Material with the potential to cause
offence e.g. strong language, violence,
sexual violence, explicit sexual portrayal
etc. must always be justifiable by the
context.
• Aileen contained a lot of offensive material
such as swearing, speaking of the victim’s families
in an unappreciative manor.

14. • Programmes dealing with matters of political or industrial
controversy or matters relating to current public policy should
be duly impartial.
• There was no worries about being impartial through out this
documentary.

15. • Product placement is prohibited, Programmes should not give
undue prominence to commercial products or services.
• There was no commercial references used during the
Documentary about Aileen.