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Explain how the political context in which newspapers are produced, influences their ownership and regulation

1.  Explain the political significance of the concept of 'press freedom' and its relationship to representative democracy. Why do you think freedom of the press is important? How much influence do you think the government should have about the things reported in the UK press? We personally feel that the free press has both positives and negatives and therefore shouldn't be totally self regulated, the invasion of privacy of those in the public eye is becoming more common. Which reporters taking stories to far and gaining private information this is happening due to the demand that the audience and readers give, responding well to stories that seem more exclusive. However, i feel that when a scoop isn't in the public interest then it should be required as reporters for newspapers are gaining both unwanted information and information which is to invasive.  The concept of "press freedom`' has political significants as newspapers are able to support any polit

Ok Go!

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OK Go is an American rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, now based in Los Angeles, California. The band is composed of Damian Kulash, Tim Nordwind, Dan Konopka and Andy Ross.  Ok Go's music videos are very unique, they represent themselves to be different. Even though their videos have clearly taken a lot of time and effort, they do not try and make them perfect, for example; in the last music video, 'obsession' you can see the strings that lift them up, however they do not try and hide them, which may imply that although their trying to stand out from other bands, they do not attempt to present themselves with no flaws. They seem to experiment with different ways to make their videos more interesting and creative. The colours they use/wear are vibrant, expressing themselves through their choice of colour and background.