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Should media be regulated?  

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We are constantly surrounded my media, whether this be good or bad. But it isn't just adults surrounded by media children are also. This is when we ask the question about should media be regulated, as children are able to see any thing when unsupervised. Television stations are now regulated by the ICT; therefore they are not allowed to show anything unsuitable before watershed time. If any advert or television program is thought to be unsuitable for daytime viewing, the public can complain and have it stopped from broadcasting before watershed. This is true for two recent adverts for Pot Noodle and Carling, as they were said to hold a sexual nature. Newspapers are self-regulated; therefore nobody else but them has a say in what they can publish. This will produce a biased opinion from one editor throughout the whole newspaper and they...

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