Reugulation

Your Medium: Radio

Your Name: Samuel Tan

Q: Understand in broad outline how that medium is regulated. Now consider how the

Internet is impacting that medium you have chosen. Discuss how you think that

medium should be regulated when the Internet is in the picture.

The current situation:

Radio in Singapore, serves as a one-stop news medium for entertainment, information

and education. It reaches almost all homes and is easily accessible to all people,

including the young.

Some dos and don’ts of radio:



­ Should not undermine public security interest or public confidence in the law

and its enforcement in Singapore



­ Matters pertaining to race and religion should be handled sensitively.



­ Songs with questionable and vulgar language should not be broadcast as it

may in any way promote wrong moral values and lifestyles



­ Undesirable programmes that are unfit for children should be exercise with

care as there might be likely effects on children with numerous implications.



­ Advisory notices to be given for programmes with contents, which may be

potentially disturbing or upsetting so as to enable listeners to make an

informed choice.

How should it be regulated with Internet in the picture?



­ No regulations of online radio, hence there should be regulations put in place

for radio stations, regardless if it’s online or offline, it should go through a

regulatory authority and have it registered. All registered radio channels must

adhere to the code of conduct and guidelines set by the regulating authority.

Failure to adhere to the code of conduct will result in monetary penalties and

legal actions.



­ Listeners to be registered as a member before gaining access to the radio

stream. This will filter the users by age and limit the amount of content made

available to younger users.



­ For Chinese radio, dialogues and songs in dialects in a programme may be

allowed provided the context justifies usage and is used...