COMM ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Liberal Democracy, John Stuart Mill, Rat Pack
21 Nov 2016
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L e c t u r e 1 5. 10. checkbook journalism: paying for stories ~encourages people to like/exaggerate : the juicier, the more you"ll get (tmz & tabloid news: pay for celeb interviews & photos. 13. taste: something that has bad taste and rises the question of: should it be shown? (gruesome, graphic pictures from terrorist at- tacks or rihanna"s bruises after chris brown attack) Trends towards deregulation through solving these issues: Potter attracts kids to witchcraft and satanism: retailers (walmart: refuses to sell music with graphic album covers: the chilling affect ~forces artists to change: i better not do that ) + (warning labels, review boards for lyrics) *regulation relatively limited in the us due to the first amendment. Liberal: certain rights one has that cannot be taken away regardless of what the majority thinks (ensures freedom from the tyranny of the majority) No laws limiting the freedom of speech, press, trial, religion, etc. (constitu- tional right)
