Ethics - Leveson Enquiry

Leveson Enquiry - Ethics

-The Leveson inquiry was a public, judge-led inquiry

-It was set up by Prime minister David Cameron to investigate the press after journalists at the news of the World were accused of illegally accessing the voicemail messages on other peoples phones, without their knowledge or consent.

-They were also accused of bribing police officers.

-Some of those who had their mobile phones 'hacked' into in this way were celebrities, sports people and politicians.

-The News of the World was closed down by its owner, news international, when this information became public.

-Lord justice Leveson on the evidence presented at the Leveson inquiry, stated his recommendations on how the press should be regulated.
They were:
1) Newspapers should continue to be self-regulated and government should have no power over what newspapers publish.

2) A news press standards organisation, with a new code of conduct should be created.


‘To the Bone’ Ethical issues

  • The film has been accused of glamorising anorexia.

  • It has been accused of using a stereotypical image to portray the eating disorder.

  • Because a male doctor supposedly ‘saves’ the protagonist from her eating disorder, the film has been criticised for being patriarchal.


  • The beginning of the film did not contain warnings for the following content, meaning a person suffering from an eating disorder.   

Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept17 December 2017 at 14:11

    Your research into To the Bone is fairly minimal. I expected to see information specifically about the main actress and the eating disorder controversy. Please check this out more carefully/in more depth. Mrs E.

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