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SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: THE STATE OF THE MEDIA
The national newspaper industry
Why are fewer people reading newspapers?
New technologies
The internet
News aggregator sites
SMS, news on mobile devices, pod casts etc
24 hour television news
Lifestyle changes
Impact of distribution methods
The advent of the free-sheet
The decline of advertising revenue
How is the national newspaper industry responding to these challenges?
Promotional techniques
Views not news
A "softer" news agenda?
Making the most of the internet and multi-skilling
Making savings
The regional and local newspaper industry
National television news
The evolution of the television news market
Regulation of television news
News beyond the Public Service Broadcasters
The health of television news
Why are television news audiences in decline?
How is the television news industry responding to these challenges?
Regional television news
Radio news
BBC Radio
Commercial radio
National commercial radio news
Local commercial radio news
News and the new media
Conclusion
CHAPTER 3: WHY DOES OWNERSHIP MATTER?
Direct intervention
Indirect influence of an owner
The business approach of an owner
Different approaches to journalism
Different ownership structures
CHAPTER 4: WHY CONSOLIDATION MATTERS
Introduction
National Press Ownership
Table 1: Top ten national newspaper publishers
Regional and local press ownership
Table 2: Top ten regional newspaper publishers
Television news ownership
Table 3: Television news broadcasters and producers
Radio news ownership
Table 4: Radio news broadcasters
Online news ownership
The causes of consolidation
The case against consolidation
The effect on localism and investment in journalism
Cross-promotion
Restricting market entry and diminishing pluralism
The relationship between media owners and politicians
CHAPTER 5: THE CASE FOR MEDIA OWNERSHIP REGULATION
Are concerns about ownership outdated?
Internal safeguards
Self-regulation of the newspaper industry
CHAPTER 6: CHANGES TO MEDIA OWNERSHIP REGULATION
The standard merger regime
The media merger regime
The considerations in the Public Interest Test
The considerations for newspaper mergers
Scope of the Public Interest Test
The role of Ministers
Streamlining the process
Clarifying the remit of Ofcom
Ofcom's Content Board
Local media ownership
Local radio ownership
Local cross-media ownership rules
Non-EEA ownership of UK Broadcasting
CHAPTER 7: THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
The BBC
The commercial PSB channels
How can PSB channels be afforded?
Privatising Channel 4?
The future of local and regional news
Are changes needed to the regulatory framework governing PSBs?
Are changes needed to the code of standards all broadcast news is subject to?
Impartiality on the non-PSB channels
Impartiality on foreign based news channels
CHAPTER 8: THE MEDIA AND PARLIAMENT
CHAPTER 9: SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX 1: Select Committee on Communications
APPENDIX 2: List of Witnesses
APPENDIX 3: Calls for Evidence
APPENDIX 4: Minute of the visit to the USA
APPENDIX 5: National Newspaper Readership
Table 5: Readership figures for the top ten national daily newspaper titles between 1992 and 2006
Table 6: Readership figures for the top ten national Sunday titles between 1992 and 2006
NOTE: References in the text of the report are as follows: (Q) refers to a question in oral evidence (p) refers to a page of written evidence The Report of the Committee is published in Volume I (HL Paper 122-I) and the Evidence is published in Volume II (HL Paper 122-II) MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 122-II) Wednesday 4 July 2007 Wednesday 11 July 2007 Wednesday 18 July 2007 Wednesday 25 July 2007 Wednesday 10 October 2007 Wednesday 17 October 2007 Wednesday 24 October 2007 Wednesday 14 November 2007 Wednesday 21 November 2007 Wednesday 28 November 2007 Wednesday 5 December 2007 Thursday 6 December 2007 Wednesday 9 January 2008 Wednesday 16 January 2008 Wednesday 23 January 2008 Wednesday 30 January 2008 Wednesday 6 February 2008 Wednesday 27 February 2008 Wednesday 19 March 2008 Wednesday 26 March 2008 Wednesday 2 April 2008 Wednesday 23 April 2008 Tuesday 20 May 2008 WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HL 122-II)