Industry self-regulation, codes of practice and their limits

What this note covers

1. What self-regulation is, and why so much of the media relies on it
2. Broadcast codes of practice: the co-regulatory core
3. News and journalism: the Press Council and professional ethics
4. Advertising: codes with no legal force and high compliance
5. Platform self-regulation: community guidelines and content moderation
6. Evaluating a self-regulatory scheme: a usable framework
7. How this topic is examined, and what separates a top-band answer

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes