[cma-l] Ofcom publishes research on offensive language on TV and radio

Fri Sep 30 17:22:36 BST 2016

"Do Ofcom for example have a different code for Radio than TV        what I
am trying to say is if I heard the ‘f’ word on TV, I don’t particularly
like it as it’s unnecessary, but I tend to just shrug my shoulders and go
‘’oh well’’    where as, if I heard the ‘f’ word on Radio, I would find it
quite offensive."

As one of the stations named in the report we'd have to, in all honesty,
say that the process that OFCOM went through was thorough and provided an
opportunity for an input from the station. We might question whether the
process is appropriate for a station with no employees since it seems to
take no account of the fact that all correspondence required one of the
Directors who is mainly only available outside working hours to deal with
all aspects of the process which was quite time consuming. For the station
which has over 80 different people a week on-air,monitoring output is
difficult, and largely left to the individual presenters, as we have no
playlist. All we have direct control over is the playout/sustaining
service. We've been censured subsequent to this for another breach of the
same rules. The findings of the report are interesting to us (if
statistically fragile) and OFCOM asked permission to use the clip as an
example

On 30 September 2016 at 12:21, Martin Steers <martin at martinsteers.co.uk>
wrote:

> Ofcom has under the code "generally accepted standards" or what ever the
> wording is..
>
> but your right, the general population seem to hold radio in a higher
> regard (it used to be considered the most trusted of all media.. not sure
> if thats still the case)
>
> TV also has its "watershed" which we all know does not exist for radio..
> so we have to be mindful of our audience every minute of every hours..
> there is the argument that if you can justify (or attempt to.. consider
> italian toasted bread) use of any "language" on air then go for it..
>
> Late at night some comedy / drama can use quite strong language on air..
> and equally I am sure there are some stations that broadcast the non radio
> edit of urban / R&B etc songs late into the evening.. you just cant do it
> at 9am in the morning..
>
> On 30 September 2016 at 09:48, Canalside's The Thread <
> office at thethread.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> I could be wrong here ladies and gents but I have always had a gut
>> feeling that offensive language is for some bizarre strange unknown reason
>> more acceptable and palatable on TV than it is on Radio. I don’t know
>> whether I have been living in a bubble but apart from an odd hic-cup where
>> someone hasn’t done a song edit correct etc etc    I don’t think I have
>> ever heard a swear word on the Radio ????
>>
>>
>>
>> Do Ofcom for example have a different code for Radio than TV        what
>> I am trying to say is if I heard the ‘f’ word on TV, I don’t particularly
>> like it as it’s unnecessary, but I tend to just shrug my shoulders and go
>> ‘’oh well’’    where as, if I heard the ‘f’ word on Radio, I would find it
>> quite offensive.
>>
>>
>>
>> Am I off with the fairies on this one ?   catch my drift ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe it’s the late night chat shows which I generally don’t listen to
>> apart the odd time ‘’up-all-night’’
>>
>>
>>
>> Thoughts ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:
>> cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *CMA-L
>> *Sent:* 30 September 2016 09:09
>> *To:* cma-l at commedia.org.uk
>> *Subject:* [cma-l] Ofcom publishes research on offensive language on TV
>> and radio
>>
>>
>>
>> Ofcom has published research exploring the latest attitudes to offensive
>> language on TV and radio.
>>
>>
>>
>> This updates Ofcom’s previous studies – from 2005 and 2010 – on public
>> attitudes to offensive language. This new work draws on a mix of focus
>> groups, in-depth interviews, online surveys and discussions involving
>> people from around the UK.
>>
>>
>>
>> The report looks at words and gestures, exploring what people were likely
>> to find unacceptable, and the reasons why they were judged to be offensive.
>> This helps inform decisions during our investigations of TV and radio
>> programmes that have included potentially offensive language.
>>
>>
>>
>> The findings will be shared with broadcasters to help them better
>> understand audience expectations about generally-accepted standards on TV
>> and radio.
>>
>>
>>
>> The full research and quick reference guide are available online here
>> <http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/other/tv-research/offensive-language-2016/>.
>> A news release is available here
>> <http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2016/Attitudes-to-offensive-language/>.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please note this report contains a wide range of words which may cause
>> offence.
>>
>>
>>
>> \\
>>
>>
>>
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