Office of Communications (Ofcom)Blog
Report into ‘The impact of the commercial world on children’s wellbeing’
December 2009 saw the publication of Professor David Buckingham’s independent report into ‘The impact of the commercial world on children’s wellbeing’, which suggests that the debate about the impact of the commercial world on children is a polarised one, between those on the one hand who see children as victims, and others who see all children as confident and media-savvy consumers.
Ofcom publishes its latest Media Literacy research
Ofcom has published its latest Media Literacy research, providing an accessible overview of the media habits and opinions of children aged 5-15 and their parents, and UK adults aged 16+. Data is taken from our 2010 fieldwork, and trends over time are included where possible. We have also published Annexes providing information about the main websites visited and TV programmes viewed among these age groups.
Key findings include:
Half of parents say they know less about the internet than their children
Ofcom publishes new edition of Media Literacy e-bulletin
Ofcom has published the latest edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.
This edition features news of a range of new initiatives and resources including the launch of DigitalDemocracy.org.uk, the Brussels Declaration on Lifelong Media and the Award-winning education programme, PhoneBrain.
New Tool Monitors Online Safety Practices Around The World
The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) has announced that it is making available free of charge one of the most comprehensive online directories of Internet policies and best practices from around the globe known as the Global Resource and Information Directory (GRID).
Safer Internet Day: UK Council for Child Internet Safety Publishes Good Practice Guidance for Industry
Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over 65 countries around the world, this year with the theme of Virtual Lives, 'It’s more than a game, it’s your life'.
Ofcom publishes January media literacy ebulletin
Ofcom has published the January edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.
Ofcom publishes the December Media Literacy e-bulletin
Ofcom today publishes the December edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.
This month we are delighted to introduce Race Online 2012’s ‘Go ON’ umbrella campaign and illustrate how Microsoft and UK online centres are planning to support the campaign.
We also feature a number of new publications such as Childnet’s new guide to help parents and teachers stay safe and legal online and a guide to film and filmmaking in schools produced by Media Education Wales.
Ofcom publishes research into Online Trust and Privacy
Online Trust and Privacy is an analysis of adults' attitudes and behaviour in relation to trust and privacy when using the internet.
Ofcom publishes "The Digital Day" - an in-depth quantitative study on UK adults' total media and communications activities
People have more flexibility and more choice than ever before when it comes to what, how and when they access media content and use communications services. However, there is little research available into how people use media and communications devices together and the relationships between them.
