... number of complaints which means that not all complaints can be dealt with and not all people's views and opinions can be heard. Radio Authority: The Radio Authority has power to insist for an apology to be broadcast and can withdraw a radio's licence if its ignoring the auhtority's rules. The weakness that it has is that it can't stop pirate stations as the radio do not have such abilities to locate where the pirate radio's are being broadcasted. Press Complaints Commission (PCC): The PCC has no legal powers and can only provide guidelines and it's known as 'light touch'. It regulates newspapers and magazines and is funded by the press industry the only strength that it has is that it can exclude a newspaper or a magazine from its membership if the newspaper or magazine is not following the rules of PCC. The internet: The internet is a world wide broadcasted ...

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