This document provides a list of key terms, people, and organizations for students to research regarding contemporary media regulation. Some of the main topics included are regulation, free speech, self-regulation, censorship, influential reports on media ethics like the Leveson Report, controversial figures like Julian Assange and Wikileaks, press regulatory bodies in the UK like the PCC and ASA, critiques of the press, and theoretical perspectives on the media like the Marxist position and manufacturing consent.

1. Contemporary Media Regulation – Activity – BLOG your findings:
Research the following terms,
people& organisations:
Regulation
Free speech
Self-regulation
Censorship
Leveson Report
Julian Assange
Wikileaks
PCC
ASA
The gutter press
Calcutt Report
Chequebook journalism
Citizen journalism
Ofcom
European Convention of Human Rights
article 8 and article 10
Marxist position on the Press
Pluralist view of mass media
Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky