Archive for ‘Broadcast Regulation’

Google can bid in wireless auction: regulators

by   |  01.14.08  |  Broadcast Regulation, Media Ownership

Everyone’s jumping on the media violence bandwagon

by   |  09.14.07  |  sex in media

The Massachusetts Medical Society adopted a resolution related to violent and sexually explicit television programming. Here’s language from its release: More »

FCC Chair: Fairness Doctrine Not Needed

by   |  07.26.07  |  Current Events, fairness doctrine

Democrats block amendment to prevent Fairness Doctrine

by   |  07.14.07  |  Current Events, fairness doctrine

I hope someone will do a Fairness Doctrine paper next semester. More »

Fairness Doctrine rears its ugly head

by   |  06.25.07  |  Current Events, fairness doctrine

US court rejects FCC broadcast decency limit

by   |  06.05.07  |  Current Events, broadcast decency

This bodes ill for efforts to regulate violence by the FCC. More »

More on regulation of violence

by   |  04.30.07  |  FCC, Violence

Report urges FCC to regulate TV violence

by   |  04.09.07  |  Current Events, broadcast decency

I missed this in February. More »

TV regulators turn their attention toward violence

by   |  03.15.07  |  FCC

Best line: “In short, torture is the new sex. Jack Bauer is the new Janet Jackson.” More »

Fairness Doctrine back on the rise?

by   |  01.18.07  |  Current Events, fairness doctrine

The Fairness Doctrine specifically was declared constitutional but it hasn’t been in force since the 1980s. This recent discussion might be a good research paper. More »