Biased Opinion – This is when somebody is for one side to an argument or story without any valid reason why.

Accuracy - Portraying real events which the viewer is entitled to take at face value and must respect truth and accuracy.

Balance – You must give both sides to the story and equal information to both sides in order for the audience to know everything rather than just one side to the event.

Impartiality - Presenting it in an appropriately balanced and fair way.

Objectivity – The state or quality of being objective.

Subjectivity – Judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts.

Opinion – A personal point of view towards a specific event or story.

Bias – Showing prejudice for or against someone or something.

Representation – The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

Access – A means of approaching or entering a place or having access to a person.

Privacy – The state of being free from public attention.

GLOSSARY

DIFFICULTY GETTING INTERVIEWS

• You’ve got to find people who will know about the topic you will be interviewing them about.• They have to be talkative and give an answer which will be appropriate for TV.• You will need to be prepared to receive any kind of answer or response.• It’s important to have all the questions and responses planned before the interview.

Ofcom rules and regulations

• Ofcom is the communications regulator. They regulatethe TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms and mobiles,plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate.• Ofcom is funded by fees from industry for regulating broadcasting and communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the Government.• We make sure that people in the UK get the best fromtheir communications services and are protected from scams and sharp practices, while ensuring that competition can thrive

TRUTH AND ACCURACY

• Channel 4 and 5 both expect the viewers to trust the Information given and that it will be accurate to the actual event or story.

• Both Channel 4 and Channel 5 state; ‘Programmes mustBe honest, fair and accurate and mustnot mislead viewers.’

• Aileen’s documentary was one sided as Nick Broomfield was against Aileen and tried to persuade the viewers to be on his die which is unfair.

SECRET FILMING• You can’t secretly film a person or thing unless it’s

been approved off.• Programme makes must have permission in writing

in order to perform covert filming/recording. • Before doing under cover filming, there are many

guidelines in which you must follow. These rules are specific for Channel 4 and 5.

• Aileen didn’t involve any secret filming, but there was some filming done which Aileen didn’t know about but was agreed and aloud to go through with it.

PAYMENTS• They state very clearly that you must not make

payments to sources or contributors without reference to and the approval of the broadcaster.

• You must not make any payment or promise to make any payment to any witness or defendant involved in any kind of legal proceedings without the consent of the commissioning editor and programme lawyer.

• You must seek advice from the programme lawyer before making or promising to make any payment to a

convicted or confessed criminal.

RECONSTRUCTIONS• All reconstructions must be fair and

accurate.

• If there is a risk that viewers might bemisled, reconstructions should be labelled as such to avoid confusion.

• There wasn’t any reconstructions used in the documentary about Aileen, it was mainly interviews.

DEALING WITH CONTRIBUTORS

• Any ‘set-ups’ or use of deception must be justified by the public interest and this must always be agreed in advance by the broadcaster, unless it is intended to seek consent of those filmed before broadcast.

• Interviews must be fairly edited, Programme-makers must comply with the rules on payments.

• Contributors should take part in programmes on the basis of their informed consent.

PEOPLE UNDER 18

• Parental consent will be required for individuals under 16 appearing in programmes.

• Due care must be taken with regard to the physical and emotional welfare and the dignity of people under 18 years who are involved in programmes. Further, unnecessary distress or anxiety must not be caused.

CRIMINALITY• Programmes involving criminals or about criminality require special care and are likely to be legally contentious.

• The documentary on Aileen involved interviews and footage of Aileen. All of this was legal and involved many police videos.

POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL

• The commissioning editor, on the advice of the programme lawyer, will ensure that an on-air warning is given to viewers, where appropriate.• Material with the potential to cause offence e.g. strong language, violence, sexual violence, explicit sexual portrayal etc. must always be justifiable by the context.• Aileen contained a lot of offensive material such as swearing, speaking of the victim’s families in an unappreciative manor.

IMPARTIALITY

• Programmes dealing with matters of political or industrial controversy or matters relating to current public policy should be duly impartial.• There was no worries about

being impartial through out this documentary.

COMMERCIAL REFERENCES

• Product placement is prohibited, Programmes should not give undueprominence to commercial products orservices.

• There was no commercial references used during the Documentary about Aileen,