1. Protecting under 18s
2. Offensive language on radio
3. Harm and offence
4. Crime
5. Religion
6. Due impartiality and due accuracy and undue prominence of views and opinions
7. Elections and referendums
8. Fairness
9. Privacy
10. Commercial references in television programming
11. Commercial communication in radio programming
1. Protecting under 18s
This part of the code is all about watching out for underage people and what then can see being broadcast and what times they think a programme should be on at, this also covers how much they think is appropriate for under 18s to watch including how much violence substance and alcohol abuse is shown and similar themes.
2. Offensive language on radio
This is similar to the first part of the code by again aiming to protect underage people and watch what is said on the radio, this includes lyrics in music tracks, live music performances/interviews and general conversations in the studio and finally comedy content and sketches.
3. Harm and offence
In this section it focuses on how much harm and offence are put into the broadcast such as violence and the use of certain jokes and language, this is the responsibility of the broadcaster to make sure that it doesn't go to far and end up causing trouble or/and offending the audience or upsetting them. This however also goes for the adverts shown between the show, they must be suitable for the show for which they are in between.
4. Crime
The crime section is one of the most important as when broadcasting a programme the broadcaster has to be careful not to put anything in which could lead to an actual crime being committed from it or which may cause a disorder, this is very important as if something messes up the outcome can be very bad and then can cause lots of legal problems for the broadcaster.
5. Religion
Despite not being harmful or offence of com has been told by the government to watch the section carefully as religion can be show such as preying and worship etc ... but it can cause lots of uproar and trouble as if in anyway people see it as being exploited or insulted they will complain and blame the programme but mainly the broadcasters and of com as it would seem that they have done nothing. however if the religion is properly respected and done correctly but not to a stereotype way it can have a big advantage on a programme.
6. Due impartiality and due accuracy and undue prominence of views and opinions
Basically what the section is, is when in broadcasting you have to be fair to both sides for example if you are broadcasting a documentary or the news you cannot show one side as being better or worst as it can reflect badly and then fall into the harm and offence section also as people may find it offensive and could cause problems.
7. Elections and Referendums
The main aim of this section is to comply with the 2003 communications act so that nothing gets broken, this is not to difficult as the broadcasting code already follows most of these rules.
8. Fairness
This part is to watch out so that the broadcasters are not treated unfairly and are treated with respect, and also this is meant for the shows broadcast as it goes for what is in the programme and isn't dismissed because it looks at a specific topic. One only way round it is if it is justified by a very good reason and then and only then can a decision be made.
9.Privacy
This part is mainly about the broadcasters themselves and what they are aloud to keep private from the channels and what information is aloud to be told and which is aloud to be kept private, this is also connected with the broadcasters avoiding unwarranted and unknown infringement laws to protect them just incase they need to change something in the broadcast to avoid it causing issues with people and the station which it is broadcasting from.
why is our idea fun,quirky and important ?
It is a fun and good idea because it is different and unique to all other shows which are similar while having everything for everyone to enjoy viewing the broadcast eg ... music, important news, sports and film and television and others.
It is quirky as it is not like anything else and has bits for everyone to enjoy like it is not normal but is fun and different and something out of the ordinary.
Finally it is important as it informs all generations about what is happening in a way which they will all understand and respond well to how it is presented and put across to the audience
