chapter 4: The economics of the Media industry

This landmark media regulation eased media ownership requirements so that big media businesses could flourish. what is this regulation called?

the telecommunications Act (1996)

"To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times coauthors and inventors the exclusive rights to their respective writings and discoveries." To what does this clause refer?

copyright

the government regulation forcing networks to buy programming from independent producers is called the

Fin-syn Rule

one of the myths about government regulation of the media is that

the media industry media industry generally opposes all forms of government intervention

the so-called radio pirates have faced legal troubles because they

operate without federal licenses

government has regulated broadcast media differently than print media primarily because

broadcast signals signals use the public airwaves to reach an audience

which of the following government regulations clearly benefits the media industry?

broadcast license requirements

The phrase "Congress shall make no law.abridging the freedom of speech or of the press" is from the

First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

The First amendment was originally designed for

The print media only

the chief media and communication regulatory body in the United States is the

FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

The five commissioners on the FCC are

appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate

one of the arguments about the media that "free market" advocates usually make is that

consumers have the ultimate power to tune in or buy media products

compared to most other industrialized nations, the United States has generally had___regulation of the media industry

less

In the early years of broadcasting, the British Broadcasting Corporation was an example of an

state monopoly broadcast system

conservatives often support regulations that

restrict media content on moral grounds

the fairness doctrine required that broadcasters address public issues of concern to the community and

provided opportunity for the presentation of contesting points of view

motion picture ratings, television content ratings, and "explicit lyric" CD warning labels are examples of

industry self-regulation

in the United States____ is outlawed

obscene material

pornographic material is illegal to___

sell to minors

in recent years, the U.S. military has considered information to be "sensitive," and thus subject to censorship, if it

could endanger U.S. troops or negatively affect troop morale

supporters of press freedoms and increased media diversity often call for

regulations that protect the interests of the public agonies the influence of the powerful media industry.

the U.S. legislative system protects the freedom of press by____

all of these

In___, the local community Radio Act was signed in to law.

January 2011

why would the FCC limit the amount of radio stations a single company can own in the early 1990s?

to prevent potential monopolistic power of the media conglomerate

why would the media industry want government intervention when copyright laws are violated?

Copyright gives the for-profit media industry the ability to function and protect media owners.

____is a nonprofit organization that offers free legal tools to protect the use of creative work while maximizing the amount of material that is available for free and legal sharing use, reposing, and remixing

Creative Commons

The call for media regulation____

all of these

The process whereby an organization monitors its own adherence to legal, ethical, or safety standards, rather than have an outside, independent agency such as a third party entity monitor and enforce those standards____

industry self-regulation

To ward off government regulation, the MPAA in 1968 collaborated with theater owners and film destructors to develop a rating system that filmmakers would adopt voluntarily. this is an example of

industry self-regulation

embedded journalism refers to citizens participatory reporting of local government affairs.

False

The "fun-Syn" rules limited major television networks ability to produce their own in-house programs.

true

the 1996 telecommunications Act facilitated concentration of media companies.

True

The United States generally has more media regulations than Europe

False

Sexually explicit materials involving children are illegal in the United States

True

Conservatives generally favor deregulation of media based on free market principles

true

major telecommunications companies such as Comcast and Time Warner generally favor Net Neutrality.

False

The 1949 Fairness Doctrine required media companies to pay a fair amount of copyright fees to independent artists

false

I is important to consider the political environment in win different sources of media operate to better understand those sources.

true