15 freedoms of 1A
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
assemble peaceably
petition the gov’t for a redress of grievances
2authoritarian
16th century england
no criticism of gov’t
media privately owned
3state
gov’t owns press
press should serve the goals of the state
4social responsibility
press usually privately owned
gov’t regulates
5libertarian
encourages vigorous criticism of the gov’t
6national sheild law
journalists are protected, no federal sheild law
PA doesnt have one
7Daniel Ellsberg
leaked the pentagon papers
8prior restriant
cant block content before its broadcast
allowed when the nation is at war or it would incite violence
10clear and present danger
when limits can be placed on the 1A
11copyright act
life of artist +50 years
+20 in 1998
12DMCA
bans bypassing digital copyright management
online service providers can remove infringing content
13libel
print and broadcast defamation
14slander
spoken defamation
153 types of people who determine fault in a libel case
public officials
all-purpose public figures
limited-purpose public figures
16prove defamation
statement was false
negligence
injury
17personal privacy
intrusion upon seclusion
false light
186 A
right to a fair and speedy trial
19gag order
people involved in case cant speak on it
20cameras in courtrooms?
allowed
21miller test
appeals to prurient interest
affronts contemporary standars of sex
lacks any literary,artistic,political, or sci value
22big 6 media conglomerates
comcast
disney
at&t
paramount
sony
fox
233 ways internet is changing media companies
explosive growth of new media business
pressured vurtually all older media companies to establish an online presence
media can reach a global audience
25oligopoly ex
search enginee
26telecommunications act of 1996
removed regularory barriers to entry
27direct payments
consumer buys product or service directly
28indirect payment
company makes money through advertising dollars