U.S. Bill of Rights sets forth the rights and freedoms that cannot be denied or abridged government. The scope of the First Amendment is extensive and prohibits any law which would abridge the freedom of speech‚ or of the press. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for determining and advocating telecommunications policies that ensure the First Amendment rights. The privatization of the broadcast airwaves‚ one of our most important taxpayer assets‚ has caused serious deformations
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Hutchinson Commission on freedom of the press best defined news in 1947 as a "truthful‚ comprehensive‚ and intelligent account of the day’s events in a context which gives them meaning."Journalism in today’s news is not the same as it was over half a century ago. The Fairness Doctrine‚ which was eliminated in 1987‚ was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was‚ in the Federal Communications Commission’s
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What were the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of each act? Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 XBIS/220 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 These days no matter where you look there is some type of information technology in your presence. It can be seen while someone is walking‚ eating lunch in a cafe or even driving
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Premier "Media Ownership." Congressional Digest 82.8 (2003): 225. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 6 Dec. 2010. Obar‚ Jonathan A. "Beyond Cynicism: A Review of the FCC ’s Reasoning for Modifying The Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule." Communication Law & Policy 14.4 (2009): 479-525
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Chapter 5: Mass Media 1. The five critical areas that television media must satisfy when they decide to run a story a. Significant impact on its audience (legislative proposal to raise taxes) b. Generates interest (act of violence‚ natural disaster‚ political scandal‚ ban on guns) c. Familiarity (well -known individuals/situations) d. Proximity (Close to home) e. Timeliness (Happening now) *through this process media participates in the agenda setting and
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Minow stands in front of a convention of the National Association of Broadcasters to give his first big speech‚ “Television and the Public Interest.” Minow was appointed by President John F Kennedy himself‚ as the new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates programming in the public interest. (Wikipedia 1) Minow’s purpose
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Internet service providers and governments regulating the Internet should treat all data on the Internet the same‚ not discriminating or charging differentially by user‚ content‚ website‚ platform‚ application‚ type of attached equipment‚ or mode of communication. The term was coined by Columbia University media law professor Tim Wu in 2003‚ as an extension of the longstanding concept of a common carrier‚ which was used to describe the role of telephone systems. Just as your phone company shouldn’t decide
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Nazi power In the US‚ a free enterprise broadcasting system was put into place – The Federal Radio Commission – later called the FCC Assumptions of Mass Media Media have the power to reach out and directly influence the minds of average people. (Davis‚ 1976) Also known as the direct-effects assumption – the media‚ in and of themselves‚ can produce direct effects. Stresses the negative influence the media has and how vulnerable the average citizen is to the manipulative power of the media
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Part One • Write an essay of at least 700 words. Comprehensive writing skills must be used. • The First Amendment to the Constitution bars Congress from infringing on the freedom of speech of the citizenry of the United States. It does not prohibit private restrictions on speech. With this in mind‚ many universities have over the years instituted speech codes or have banned hate-speech. If you were in charge of a university what rules would you make for student conduct online
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Critics proposed turning over control of the media to elites 1920’s media power went to government in Europe with disastrous results in Germany with Nazi power In the US‚ a free enterprise broadcasting system was put into place – The Federal Radio Commission – later called the FCC Assumptions of Mass Media Media have the power to reach out and directly influence the minds of average people. (Davis‚ 1976) Also known as the direct-effects assumption – the media‚ in and of themselves‚ can
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