This chapter is filled with complex information that
you should spend some extra time understanding. In this lecture, I merely outline
the chapter to ensure you understand the fundamental concepts discussed. After
you have read the chapter and reviewed this outline, complete the assignment at the end of the outline.
Chapter
Outline:
I.
Four approaches to regulating media
A. Authoritarian
B. Communist
C. Libertarian
D. Social responsibility
II.
Three influences on government regulation of media
A. Political
B. Economic
C. Cultural
III.
First Amendment concepts:
A. “No law” and
its application
B. “The press”
and how this concept has evolved to include film, television, and radio
C. “Abridgment” and
it relationship to “restriction”
IV. Three kinds of media regulation
A. Regulation of content before
distribution
1. prior restraint
2. obscenity
3. pornography
4. national security
5. military operations
6. clear and present
danger/bad tendency
7. copyright
8. free press vs. fair
trial
9. education
10. commercial speech
B. Regulation of content after
distribution
1. defamation, libel,
and slander
2. privacy
C. Economic regulations
1. antitrust laws
2. government regulation
V.
Key issues:
A. Control over access to
government documents
B. Application of the Freedom
of Information Act
C. Control over access to news events
D. Using sunshine laws to gain access
to government meetings and reports
E. Protection of confidential
sources
F. Use of shield laws
VI. External pressures that encourage media self-regulation
A. Public
B. Public advocacy organizations
C. Academics
D. Advertisers
VII. Internal pressures that encourage media self-regulation
A. Editorial standards
B. Ombudspersons
C. Professional codes of ethics
D. Content ratings and consumer
advisories
E. Press councils
F. Journalism reviews
VIII. Five ethical approaches
A. Golden mean
B. Judeo-Christian ethic (golden
rule)
C. Categorical imperative
D. Utilitarian
E. Veil of ignorance
ASSIGNMENT:
Select one of the cases listed below which deal
with the courts’ interpretations of First Amendment protection of the press:
1. Burstyn
v. Wilson
(film)http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/burstyn.html
2. CBS
v. Democratic National Committee (FCC) (tv & radio) http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/cbsvfcc.html
3. Time
Inc. v. Hill (entertainment)
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/time.html
4. Virgina
State Board of Pharmacy et al. v. Virginia Citizens’ Consumer Council (advertising)
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/vapharm.html
After reading the case you selected,
answer and submit the questions posted in the 1st Amendment Assignment. This assignment counts as 20 points toward
your participation grade.
