1st ammendment Flashcards
because of scarcity of spectrum
not everyone who wants to broadcast can
why is broadcast media more regulated than any other media?
- scarcity of spectrum
- media is ubiquitous and pervasive
- easily accessible to kids
why is there a shift towards the deregulation of broadcast media?
-more channels make more spectrums
and v-chips make it easier to control what your kids can/can’t see
new regulations
telecom act- fewer limitations of number of stations as long as less than 40% of audience
-all stations must have 3 hours of educational material for children
how/ why does the media regulate itself?
- each medium has it’s own code of ethics
- advocacy groups
- parents’ groups
- retailers
what are examples of mediums regulating themselves?
Film ( Hayes and MPPAA)
newspapers: LA times NO strip club ads
YouTube: NO dangerous or inappropriate videos
advocacy groups
pressure media for more or less of a certain content
use boycott of cooperate sponsors
parents groups
- censorship in schools eg books
bc of Sex, Satin and Swearing in right and ethic stereotyping on left
example of retailers regulating mass media
Walmart won’t sell songs with objectionable covers or lyrics
=> recording companies now regulate their lyrics
Important people and ideas for our democracy and the first amendment
liberal democracy tranny of majority Milton Jefferson mill classical libertarianism absolutists consensus definition
liberal democracy
majority rules: for and by the people
&& but also: you have certain rights that cannot be violated regardless of what the majority thinks (embodies by the bill of rights)
Milton
market place of ideas: everyone should say and write what they want and good ideas will beat bad ones out
Jefferson
inalienable rights: basic human rights that every human being should have
- with unrestricted information and reason majorities would come to the best possible decisions in democracy
Mill
3 pronged defense
1st prong
information is silenced truth silenced aswell
2nd prong
even wrong options may bring up elements of the truth necessary to discover the whole truth
eg communist points out in free market rich exploit poor
3rd prong
even if commonly accepted opinion is whole truth people will accept it as rational belief until they have to defend it
eg. coming to college have to defend your religion for first time
classical libertarianism
govnt can’t force you to/ prevent you from satin or printing something
remedy to hate speech is more speech not enforced silence
watch dog function
the role of the press is to appose the government
absolutists
no laws means no laws> we can say and print anything
consensus definition
some restrictions allowed but none simply because is unpopular
> first amendment is freedom for speech we hate
criteria that allows government to step in against freedom of speech
social harm
14 exceptions to 1st amendment
- slander/ liable
- violation if national security
- privacy
- contempt of court
- copy rites
- false ads
- certain political statements
- interfering with administration of justice
- cannot harrass hunters
- speech codes
- threats
- schools
- public officials cannot promote things in front of children
- compelled speech
privacy
includes right to your image
