I read an article about Ofcom which can be found HERE. Ofcom regulate the content on TV shows in the UK and make sure that shows with higher levels of violence and sexual content are shown after the watershed (after 9pm). In the article I found out there have been concerns with what kinds of shows are being shown before the watershed and being exposed to children. This is because an episode of Hollyoaks which shows someone being killed by a train was shown before 9pm. Ofcom believe it's their job to protect children from mature content and after a survey they found that 10% of Hollyoaks audience are aged 4-9 years old and could be being exposed to violence. However the people involved in the hollyoaks storyline said that viewers would be predisposed to the upcoming violence and intense storyline of the show.
I thought this article was interesting because I like to know how the media regulates and decides which programmes are not suitable to be shown on TV at certain times and why. I also thought it was interesting to see how violence affects young people and if violence in the media is really becoming an issue.
An interesting article indeed and these are issues which will be explored on the course
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