Newspaper regulation
Task One: Media Magazine article and questions Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article in our Media Magazine archive here . Once you've read the article, answer the following questions: 1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? It had 130 journalists and that in 10 years time if newspapers were in print it would be released weekly and be very expensive with a small circulation. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal? The scandal has revealed far too many newspapers have been caught up in a regulatory system. He believes that this small section of press should not have been dealt with legally and that regulation is not the answer. Levenson may have been involved however Perch writes how he didn't look carefully in what was is happening in the regional press or in small weekly papers. 3) W...