Media Studies A-Level
PSB obligations and universality
What PSB obligations and universality means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of PSB obligations and universality
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Reference: AQA
Obligations commonly include universality of reach, provision of news and information, support for national and regional identity, and programming for minority as well as majority audiences.
Topics that use PSB obligations and universality
- Regulation as summarised by Livingstone and Lunt (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Citizen versus consumer framing
- Citizen versus consumer interest
- Contested purposes of media regulation
- Contested regulation
- Globalisation
- Independence from state and commercial pressure
- Inequality in audience competence
- Jurisdiction
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