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Chapter 10-11 MIDTERM Flashcards

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What was the first media organization to adopt a formal code of ethics?

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American Society of Newspaper Editors

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What was the data for the first National Association Broadcasters code for broadcasting?

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1929

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What is the most influential citizen’s group in TV history?

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Action for Children’s Television

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What does an increase in self regulation mean?

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More decisions are being left to the discretion of broadcasters and program producers

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What are codes?

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Written statements of principle guiding behavior

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What is the NAB and what does it’s code cover?

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National Association of Broadcasters, covers programming and advertising.

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What does the Radio & Television News Directors Association (RTDNA) cover?

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Ranges from courtroom coverage to privacy invasions

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What does the code for the Society of Professional Journalists cover?

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Objectivity and press responsibility

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What does the code for the American Advertising Federation cover?

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Truthfulness in advertising

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What event happened in 2004 that caused the NAB to form a task force?

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Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction

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What would happen without codes?

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Management must be sensitive to political, social and economic sensibilities of community
Stations would develop own policy guidelines

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Advantages to codes

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Public & employees are made aware of specific policies

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Disadvantages to codes

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Codes can be used in courts against station

Need to be worded vaguely to represent entire organization, not good for day-to-day

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What did the Standards and Practices Department do before 1970

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Made sure that programs and commercials didn’t offend advertisers, audience, etc.

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What was invented that passed some of the responsibility of the Standards and Practices Department to the public?

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V-Chip

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What four factors does the acceptability of TV/radio messages depend on?

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Size of the market
The time period
The station’s audience
The type of content involved

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What is the V-Chip a blend of and what are the audience ratings?

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Blend of legal regulation and self-regulation
TV-Y
TV-Y7
TV-G
TV-PG
TV-14
TV-M
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What are the content labels on the V-chip?

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FV-Fantasy Violence
D-Suggestive Dialog
L-Coarse Language
S-Sexual Situations
V-Violence
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What are some examples of Industry/Trade organizations and what do they give you?

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NAB, NCTA, NAD

They offer research and technical advice

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What are the three primary areas of concern that Citizens’ Groups have?

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Concern over portrayal of minorities
Presentation of sex and violence
Children’s Programming

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What are three effects of Citizens Groups on Children’s TV?

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Increase sensitivity of programmers towards offensive material
Restrics creative freedom of writers
Producers walk think line between alternatives

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What is the teleological theory?

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Measures rightness/wrongness of actions in terms of consequences
Example: (Is it wrong to show violence when kids are watching b/c kids may hurt other people)
Example: (Is is wrong form journalists to accept gifts from sources because it hurts credibility)

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What is the deontological Theory?

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Not concerned with consequences, deals with duties that are morally required of all
Doesn’t matter if the consequences of lying are beneficial.

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Whic theory does Utilitariasm fall under and what does it mean?

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Teleological Theory. Person act such that it produces greatest ratio of good over evil, most good and/or the least harm for the fewest number

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What theory does Egoism fall under and what does it mean?
Teleological Theory. Act in a way that is best for you, do not sacrifice yourself to others
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What theory does Categorical Imperative fall under and what does it mean?
Deontological Theory. Duty governs decisions--not consequences, act only on principles you'd want to be universal law
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What theory does the Golden Mean fall under and what does it mean?
Deontological Theory. Thics theory grounded in natural law, moderation, temperance, equilibrium, and harmony. Search for the extremes--find the golden mean within. Example: Health-violating restaurant is taken to task, but the story notes it is only the first such violation
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Who was appointed chair of the FCC in 2009 by President Barack Obama?
Julius Genachowski
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What is the scarcity theory of regulation?
Recognizes that the electromagnetic spectrum is a limited resource. Recognizes that the spectrum is a public resource.
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What led to the creation of the Radio Act of 1927?
Number of broadcast stations was greatly increasing and not enough space on spectrum to accommodate growing popularity
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What was one of the biggest provisions of the Radio Act of 1927 involving the government?
Prohibition against government censorship in broadcast programs
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What does the | FRC stand for?
Federal Radio Commission
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What did the technical standards placed early on by the FRC do?
Eliminated the interference problem that the growing number of stations were encountering
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What are the seven FCC Bureaus?
``` Consumer Government Affairs Bureau Enforcement Bureau International Bureau Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Wireless Competition Bureau Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Media Bureau ```
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What does the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau do?
Informs consumer about telecommunications goods and services
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What does the Enforcement Bureau do?
Upholds rules and regulations of the FCC
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What does the International Bureau do
Represents FCC in matters involving U.S. and other countries
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What does the Wireless Competition Bureau do?
Regulates telephone companies
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What does the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau do?
Responsible for agency's policies pertaining to public safety communication issues
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What does the Media Bureau do?
Oversees AM and FM radio, broadcast TV, cable, and satellite services
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What is the role of the federal judiciary in regulatory dynamic?
Decisions they make can ease access into regulatory process or make it harder. Can decide fate of group or individual
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How does the White House impact regulatory dynamic?
President has power to appoint both FCC commissioners and judges White House has its own agency that specializes in telecommunications Various number of cabinet offices that can influence policy
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How long is the license terms for TV and radio stations?
8 years?
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How many commissioners are in the FCC?
5
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How many bureaus does the FCC have?
7
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What is the pervasive presence theory?
TV and radio are potentially intrusive so public is entitled to protection from unwanted/offensive messages
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What did the Wireless Ship Act of 1910 do?
Large at-sea vessels must be equipped with wireless sets
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What did the Radio Act of 1912 do?
Post Titanic, radio operators had to get license and assigned frequencies and hours of operation
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What act created the FRC?
Radio Act of 1927
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What did the Communications Act of 1934 accomplish?
Expanded FRC from 5 to 7 members Renamed the "Federal Communications Commision" Includes wireless and telephone
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What are the four bona fide exceptions
News broadcast News Interviews News documentaries Live coverage of on-the-spot news
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Why did the FCC refuse to regulate cable in the 50s?
Lack of on-air use, cable didn't use over the air frequencies
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What were problems with the beginning of cable regulation in the 70s
Local regulations differ by locale, if cable company owned 20 cable systems it would be faced with 20 different sets of local rules
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What did the Telecommunications Act of 1996 do?
Intent: Create competition between cable and phone companies Removed limits on # of radio stations one could own Created 8-year license renewals for radio and TV Required TV sets to carry the "V-Chip" parental access control
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How many is the max number of commissioners that can be from one political party
3
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What does Congress do in terms of regulatory forces?
Created FCC, create new regulatory legislation
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What do industry lobbyists do that affects regulation?
Help lawmakers learn impact of legislation on society | Express views to FCC, Congress, Courts and the White House
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What can the public do to affect regulation?
Citizen groups (Center for Media Education, Media Access Project) use votes to elect president and members of Congress that have their views
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How does the marketplace affect regulation?
People will stop going to sources that they don't trust
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What are the qualifications for someone to pass before the FCC grants them a license?
U.S. citizen, free from foreign control, must report all felonious, must show financial technical strengths
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Does the FCC license cable systems?
No
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What did the Children's Television Act of 1990 do?
Compelled TV stations to meet info and educational needs of children Required minimum of 3 hours per week
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When looking at copyright fiar use law suits what do the courts look at?
Purpose of the use Nature of the work being used Amount used in relation to size of full body of work Impact of use on the market for content
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Can the Copyright Office give you permission?
No
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Where can you get permission to use copyrighted work?
The owner
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What happens when a licensing firm grants blanket rights?
Gives stations performance rights to agency's entire music catalog
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What does the Digital Millennium Copyright Act do?
Makes it unlawful to circumvent measures used to control access to copyrighted works Protects internet service providers against copyright infringement liability
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Who did RIAA file a suit against?
Napster, sued several hundred individuals who illegally downloaded thousands of songs
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What did the Cable Act of 1984 do?
Ban transmissions of obscene material
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Which is protected by the FCC? Indecency or Obscenity?
Indecency
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What must constitute Obscenity?
Average person must find material as a whole appeals to prurient interest Material depicts/describes patently offensive way sexual conduct
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How much has Howard Stern been fined?
$2 million
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What did the Cable Act of 1984 do in terms of obscenity and indecent material?
Differentiated between obscene and indecent material, allowed regulation of obscene
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What is slander?
Spoken words?
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What is libel?
Stated in a tangible medium (written)
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What is treated more seriously, slander or libel?
Libel because of wider circulation
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What must the plantiff prove to win a libel/slander case?
``` Statements defamed plantiff Statement was broadcast Plantiff was identified in broadcast Organization show degree of fault or carelessness Statement proven to be false ```
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When did the controversy of cameras in the courtroom begin?
1932, kidnap and murder trial of Charles Lindbergh's infant son Cameras are still not allowed in federal district/ Supreme courts
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What commission branch controls deceptive advertising?
Federal Trade Commission
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What is "puffery" in advertising
Reasonable exaggeration in advertising
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What do current regulations require drug ads to do?
Contain information about drugs' safety and side effects

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