COM 338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Window Media, Entertainment Software Rating Board, Federal Communications Commission
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Laws, regulations, policy, political pressure on media. Comes from u. s. constitution, first amendment (1791) Gives the press to investigate government wrongdoings. Freedom of expression: gives us a marketplace of ideas and spreads information. A critical look at the freedom of the press. Freedom of the press belongs only to those who own one. -a. j. This means, freedom of the press is a right exercised by the corporations who own the media. To create a radio station, people used to need a license from the government to create a public broadcast program. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, they were very popular. From pirated radio stations, one could listen to alternative music and hear commentary from show hosts that one wouldn"t ordinarily hear on mainstream radio. A famous case made into the movie pirate radio . Liberates the airwaves & breaks the corporate media"s stranglehold on the free flow of news, information, and ideas.
