| Since the arrival of multi-channel television, there has been considerable debate about whether broadcasting still needs to be under the restraint of so much content regulation. Why should broadcast programmes be treated any differently from other forms of media content? Much of the debate has centred around the impartiality regulations, which some also consider will impede broadcasting?s ability to deal effectively with changed political realities, while others argue that these are all that prevent broadcasting from becoming as opinion-driven as much of the press. It is a debate in which old friends and allies can find themselves on opposite sides of the fence? |