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Link Ch. 13 – Wasn’t the Fairness Doctrine Killed 25 Years Ago?
Wasn’t the Fairness Doctrine killed 25 years ago? Yes, but until August of 2011, the rules were still on the books. The FCC finally got rid of more than 80 media industry rules. Does this mean that popular radio show hostscan finally … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Cameras in the Courtroom
There’s been a long debate in the United States whether still, movie or television cameras belong in the courtrooms. TV cameras have become a common feature in many local, state, and appellate courts, but as of this writing, the Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 13
Tagged cameras in the courtroom, free press/fair trial, media law
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Link Ch. 13 – Photography and Privacy Around the United States
UPDATED: Couple of readings on photography and privacy: One of the things that makes invasion of privacy law difficult to interpret is the fact that it is determined primarily by the individual states, not the federal government. To help with … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Is spending money speech? A look at Citizens United Case
Is spending money on behalf of a candidate or an issue the same as speaking out in favor or in opposition to it? According the the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, it is. In the case, a nonprofit … Continue reading
Link Ch. 14 – Codes of Ethics
Here is a collection of a wide range of codes of ethics from the communication industry: American Advertising Federation Institute for Advertising Ethics Charlotte Observer Photo Correction/Editing Guidelines National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics Public Relations Society of America … Continue reading
Link Ch. 14 – Should a student photographer be asked to change the color of the sky?
Back in 2008, there was a a big debate going on over at SportsShooter.com as to whether it was proper for a college newspaper adviser to tell a photographer that he needed to make the sky bluer in a photo of an MLK … Continue reading
Link Ch. 14 – An Astrophotographer Talks Digital Manipulation
Space photographer Jerry Lodriguss talks about the ethics of digitally manipulating their images. It’s not just press photography where this is an issue. The Ethics of Digital Manipulation
Link Ch. 14 – Spock Explains Principle of Utility
In the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the emotionless Spock performs a rational yet selfless act. He saves the crew of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise by entering a reactor room to prevent an explosion that would have … Continue reading
Link Ch. 11 – Punk Polka, It Exists (as does Techno Polka)
So I made a bit of a joke about punk polka as long-tail content in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World. But it’s only partially a joke. Punk polka actually (well, sorta) exists. Here’s a story from … Continue reading
Link Ch. 11 – Food Advertising to Children
You can read the entire e report issued by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, entitled, “Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity?” in a variety of formats: As a PDF Read the report online And … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 11
Tagged advertising, advertising to kids, food advertising
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