Chapter 5 Flashcards
What is the relationship between media and government?
Governments can regulate media to control ownership, content, and distribution, but democratic societies aim for a free press.
How does political influence affect media?
Governments can control media through laws, ownership rules, and censorship. Some use media as propaganda, while others regulate for fairness.
What is media regulation?
Rules set by the government to control media content, ownership, and access to protect public interest and prevent monopolies.
What is deregulation?
Reducing government control, letting businesses decide what media content is produced and sold, sometimes leading to monopolies.
What is the Fairness Doctrine?
A former U.S. rule requiring broadcasters to present different viewpoints on controversial issues. It was abolished in 1987.
What is the FCC?
The Federal Communications Commission regulates U.S. media, deciding what can be broadcast and who can own media companies.
What are some global differences in media regulation?
Some countries (like the U.S.) focus on free-market media, while others (like many in Europe) regulate more for public interest.
How do authoritarian governments control media?
- censor information
- control media companies
- punish journalists to limit free speech and opposition
What is the public interest in media?
Ensuring media serves society by being diverse, accurate, and accessible to all, not just controlled by a few powerful companies.
Censorship
The suppression of speech, public communication, or other information considered objectionable or harmful by authorities.
Censorship
The suppression of speech, public communication, or other information considered objectionable or harmful by authorities.
