26/03/24 Newspaper Industry Issues Censorship - suppression of materials publications and thought Mass Media - communication to a large audience at the same point in time New Media - internet- related means of communicating Social Media - take many forms e.g internet forums, weblogs, social blogs podcasts, vlogs e.c.t Freedom of the Press - a concept that states that for free, open and democratic society to exists the press should be free from political or judicial interference Off-com - office of regulator for communications this is a government established independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communication industry IPSO - is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK replaces PCC