Y12 T1W5 Lesson 1: Key Takeaways of Media Regulation

Technological advancement results in technological convergence, creating a new media form that combines the technologies to produce and to consume media texts – unlike traditional media.

Different nature requires different media regulation, new media with open nature can't use the same regulation used for traditional media with restricted nature.

Audiences' norms and beliefs change over time, the norms of society in 1950s will differ from the norms of society in 2020s.

Different audience belief results in different media regulation, for the government to keep accommodating the needs of the public.

There are so many aspects of media regulation, from structure, infrastructure, distribution, access, conduct, content.

Media regulation has to make sure to encompass all of that, and consider how the regulation would be suitable to new media form.

The government also needs to take public needs into account.

Technological advancement of new media is too rapid, while composing a new regulation takes a long time.

By the time the new regulation is finalised, it's already behind – since the technology is already far ahead with more advancements.

This would mean there will always be an aspect of new media that is left unregulated, simply because the regulation hasn't caught up.