Media Regulation

Media and Communications Regulation and the Public Interest Introduction Regulation and the Role of the State Regulation, Civil Society and the Public Sphere Market Innovation versus Social Democratic Values Introducing the Case Studies Regulation and the Public Interest From Government to Governance The Theory of Regulation Strategies of Regulation New Labour, Social Democracy and Regulation The European Context The UK Context Regulation and the Public Interest Ofcom's Core Purposes: A Discursive Struggle Media Regulation and the Implied Audience The Communications Act 2003: In Whose Interest? Ofcom's Remit: Interpreting Its Primary Duties Actions to Further Citizens' and Consumers' Interests Citizen Interests in a Wider Perspective Ofcom as a Regulatory Agency Ofcom's Remit and Rationale From Guiding Principles to Working Practices Core Business: Telecommunications, Spectrum Management and Media Plurality Ofcom as an Institution in the Public Sphere The Content Board and (Communications) Consumer Panel Defining Citizen and Consumer Interests in Practice Public Views of Regulation Conclusion Ofcom's Review of Public Service Television Introduction Public Service Broadcasting in the 1980s and 1990s Ofcom's Remit in Reviewing Public Service Television Ofcom's First Review of Public Service Television A Public Service for All Ofcom's Second Public Service Television Review Ofcom's Consultation on the Second Review Conclusion Media Literacy A New Lease of Life for an Old Policy A Puzzling Task for the New Regulator Definitional Diversity in Europe Media Literacy as a Neo-Liberal Policy The Politics of Media Literacy From Media Literacy to Digital Participation From Principles to Practice From Individual Skills to Social Capabilities Conclusion Advertising Regulation and Childhood Obesity Introduction Regulating Advertising to Children The Challenges of Evidence-Based Policy Regulatory Action and Reaction Regulatory Effectiveness? Reflections on Evidence-Based Policy Conclusion Community Radio Introduction The Community Radio Order 2004 Regulating Community Radio Evaluating Ofcom's Regulation of Community Radio Conclusion Conclusions A Change of Direction The Power to Make Policy On the Value of an Independent Regulator Conclusions Afterword