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Mass Comm chapter 4
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Undergraduate 2
10/23/2006

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Alien and Sedition Acts
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respresented the first efforts by the government to impose restrictions on the press and free speech in our new republic
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Prior Restraint
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the ability of the government to prevent something from being published or spoken
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Yates vs. United States
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Overturned the convictions of 14 persons who had been charged under the Smith Act with pro-communit, subversive activites
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Brandenburg Vs. Ohio
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ruled that advocacy of violence was protected by the first ammendment as long as there was no threat of imminent lawless action
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FRC Licensing
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Federal Radio Commission
a five member board thatr was instructed to establish a system for licensing new radio stations and assigning frequencies and power to existing stations.
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FCC
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Federal Communications Commission

a government agency established in 1934 to regulate wire and radio broadcasting;its authority was later expanded to include TV.
Took over the duties of FRC
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Section 315
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requires broadcasters to give bona fide political candidates equal opportunities for airtime on their stations
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Fairness Doctrine
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a 1949 FCC ruling that required broadcasters to air both sides of controversial issues. In 1987, the FCC abolished the rule, calling it unconstitutional
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Red Lion Decision
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The supreme court reaffirmed the fairness doctrine by declaring that the rights of the public, not the broadcaster, are paramount
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Closed Hearings
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Barring the mdeia and the public from pretrial hearings
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Gag Order
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Limits what attorneys and court officials can say to reporters and what the news media can print or broadcast
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Canon 35
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banning cameras, tape recording, and microphones from the courtroom.
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Meese Commission Report
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a 1960 page report stating that it had found a casual relationship between exposure to sexually violent books, magazines, and films and aggressive behavior towards women.
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Telecommunications Act of 1996
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signed by Bill Clinton
porhibited the use of a telecommunications device to transmit indecent material;banned the use of any interactive computer services to display patently offensive material in a manner available to a person under the age of 18
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Libel
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published or broadcasted information that damages an individuals reputation.
Three defenses: truth, priveldged information, fair comment and criticism
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Treason
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the act of intending to overthrow the government
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sedition
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the act of showing disrespect for the government
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Authoritarian Theory
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Oldest; when the printing press was invented, the authoritarian states saw it as an important tool. many steps were made to use printing to unify the people. this was done by printing only widom and truth, which were identified by the heades of the church and state; the mdia should be controlled so thtat they do not interfere with the mission of the government
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Libertarian Theory
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government should exist solely to serve the interests of the individual
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The fourth estate
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the press is often considered a fourth branch of the government power structure
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Soviet Communist Theory
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Results in a planned system
The media should be extensions of the state and should foster unity and social cohesiveness
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Social Responsibility Theory
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The concept of placing power in the hands of other agencies to ensure that the press acts reponsibly
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Glasnost
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allows people and media to express views in opposition to the official position
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Cable News Network (CNN)
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a 24-hour television new network launched by Ted Turner in 1980
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Functions of Journalism
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1). to inform 2). to entertain 3). to influence through editorials 4). to present advertisements 5). to transmit the culture
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Styles of Journalism
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Interpretive reporting; Investigative reporting; advocacy, subjective, or new journalism
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Associated press
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First wire service, which was established in New York in 1848
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Reuters
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British news wire service, similar to our associated press wire service, organized in the 1850's
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United press international
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the second major american wire service
a private news service that was formed in 1958 by the merger of united press and international news service
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Agence France-Presse
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a paris-based french news wire service organized in 1945
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Telegrafnoie Agentsvo Sovetskovo Soyuza (TASS)
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the official news agency in the russian republic
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Edward R Murrow
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a man from CBS sent to europe to handle the arrangements for a weekly panel discussion featuring world leaders. informed americans about was was going on with the Nazi's and got Americans involved because of hir broadcasts
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The Kennedy Assassination
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Television held together a nation in a time of national tragedy and potential danger, as the murder of Kennedy's assassin took place and as kennedy was buried. news stations ran from friday-monday commerical free and paid tribute to the president
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TV News sexism and ageism
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Reporters and anchors are often fired because they look and/or are too old and unattractive
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