Media Studies A-Level
Self-regulation
What Self-regulation means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Self-regulation
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Reference: AQA
The press is largely self-regulated, with IPSO enforcing the Editors' Code and IMPRESS acting as an alternative approved regulator.
Topics that use Self-regulation
- Media industries (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience maintenance
- Circulation
- Commercial funding
- Conglomerate ownership
- Constraints on individual creativity
- Digital disruption of regulation
- Distribution
- Diversification
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