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BBFC Founded
Films began to be regulated. -
Albert Bandura, Ross & Ross
Studied 48 boys & girls and exposed to different real life drama -
Obscene Publications Act
The classic definition of criminal obscenity is if it "tends to deprave and corrupt," stated in 1868 by John Coleridge -
Video Recording Act
Regulated Videos as their was no regulation on films released that were not for viewing in the cinema -
Hodge & Tripp
Fangeface - children were told by adults it was going to be scary so they thought it was scary -
Newburn & Hagell
78 offenders and 500 non offenders given questionnaires and all watched about the same amount of violence on television -
Newson
A collection of reports and opinions -
Buckingham
Why are we so concerned about what children watch? Tech is beyond regulation and control -
Donnerstein & Linz
Violence does effect societies ills. Must contribute and have an effect. -
Philio
In what ways are the values presented in violent films interpreted by children? They didn't like drug taking. -
Charlton
Does TV encourage anti-social behaviour? No increase in violence. -
Royals Hacked
News of the World published a story about Prince William hurting his knee -
Clive Goodman Arrested
Hacking Royals phones -
Clive Goodman Jailed
Jailed for four months. -
Andy Coulson
Emails were reviewed between Coulson and Executives but no evidence was found that they were aware of Goodman's actions -
Gordon Taylor
James Murdoch agrees to pay Gordon Taylor £700,00 to settle a phone hacking claim -
Rebekah Brooks becomes CEO of New international
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Phone Hacking
News of the World reporters, with the knowledge of senior staff, illegally accessed messages from politicians and celebrities. -
PPC Report
The Press Complaints Commission says in a second report that it had seen no new evidence to suggest that anyone at NOTW except Goodman and Mulcaire hacked phone messages. -
Andy Coulson
Became the head of the new coalition governments media operation after David Cameron enters 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister -
Operation Weeting
British police open a new investigation into allegations of phone hacking at the tabloid called 'Operation Weeting' after Sienna Miller and George Gallaway claimed their phones were hacked -
Panorama
BBC's panorama reveals that in 2006, Alex Marnuchak, obtained emails belonging to an ex-British Army intelligence officer had been hacked into by a private detective. -
Milly Dowler Voicemail Hacked
A lawyer of the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler reveals police had told him her voicemail messages were hacked back in 2002, possibly by the NOTW -
Neil Wallis
Arrested. -
Rebekah Brooks Resigns
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Rebekah Brooks Arrested
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Leveson Report
Newspapers should continue to be self-regulated - and the government should have no power over what they publish. New code of conduct.