Regulating Against Offence: lessons from the field of UK advertising

Citation

Amy-Chinn D (2007) Regulating Against Offence: lessons from the field of UK advertising. Media, Culture and Society, 29 (6), pp. 1036-1048. http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/vol29/issue6/; https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443707083828

Abstract
This article looks at the question of offence in UK advertising. It examines what constitutes offence, who claims to be offended, and on whose behalf. The article highlights the flaws in the current system of advertising regulation and concludes that efforts to regulate offence should be abandoned.

Keywords
advertising; regulation; offence; decency; Advertising laws; Advertising

Journal
Media, Culture and Society: Volume 29, Issue 6