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1. There are several different things that news reporters need to watch out about so they do not come
into the needs of the legal and ethical that effect news reports. Some of the constraints of the radio
are as followed.
Handling of stories involving minors- Talking about people who are under the age of 18 has always
been sensitive subject. Since they are not adults news reports are forbidden at reviling personal
information about them. For example if a under 18 year old committed a crime and an over 18
committed a crime the over 18 name may get told on the news but under would definably not be
told on the news. Also if there is a news report that could be herd as harming people under the age
of 18 or anybody in general then at the begin on the report there would be some sort of warning
beforehand . If there is a subject of alcohol or drugs the news reporter must definably not make
them look good and try to make the view that they are a bad thing. Bad language cannot be used at
all during the news report so that It does not arm anyone including minors and non-minors .
Contempt of court – contempt of court means doing something that is not legal which will lead to
the news reporter or the news show needing to show up in court . This may mean a fine for the
show or in a worse case scenario a prison sentence. This could be done by breaching the officials
secrets act or do not follow the other guide lines that OFCOM have set for news reports this could
include violent behaver on the show or the use of bad language .
Libel- This means if a person says something this means that they are libel for what they have said so
in the case of the affair with Ryan Gigs the person who said that he was could then be charged at
releasing private information about him which could be a case in court .
Defamation- This is the same as libel but instead of spoken words it is a written statement. so if
somebody wrote something discriminating to a person they could then be created into a court case
from the written evidence .
Coverage of elections – any coverage on elections must be completely non bios. They are not
allowed to show their view on the elections in case they shift the votes in the area. This means that
they must speak about all of the party’s that are going to be participation in the election. This means
that you are not allowed to ignore a certain party member just because of your own personal
political views. This means that all members must be seemed as though they are of equal potential
.The news reporters are not allowed to say something that could bring down the repetition of a
particular politician .
Official Secrets Act;-this is an act which states that no information can be published or told public.
These things include things that include the royalty and the locations on where they will be. This is in
case something wrong happens wail they are there. If this information is given out the person or
show that says it will be in the contempt of court. Which means that they will be fined and maybe
prison time is the case in serious .