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Consensual Crimes Corrupt Codes Of Ethics
2,740 words... , and anecdotes. Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism said that, "In 12 hours of coverage, there were only about 10 minutes' worth of actual facts. " Stephen Lacy, acting director of Michigan State University's School of Journalism in East Lansing said through the coverage of the Kennedy tragedy, he saw, "a bigger disconnect between the press and the public. It was a bit of overkill, especially on television. " He went on to say that "The media have not quite ...
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Federal Trade Commission Commercial Speech
1,351 words... is case Screen Test USA claimed that after signing the contract individuals gave up their right to return or request refund on products and services received. This Notice of Cancellation must be included in any direct marketing or door to door business, with two copies given to the buyer. In this case not only were individuals not given this information when they contacted the organization they were denied the right to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission makes decisions on cases everyday. H...
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American Indian Religious Freedom Act Of 1978
1,521 words... living compelling governmental interests of the highest order, Federal lands that have been historically indispensable to a traditional American Indian religion shall not be managed in a manner that would seriously impair to interfere with the exercise or practice of such traditional American Indian religion (Vecsey 30). Consequently this new promising section was just one of the few of that would be added in the years to come that would further strengthen the A. I. R. F. A. The American Ind...
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Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties
1,664 words... t started to grow into wide use, the Government began to become concerned about what children were being exposed to online. Until the Government began to interfere, most libraries did not use Internet filtering. Many cases of minors being exposed to pornography began to appear. In the year 2000, Bill Clinton signed the Childrens Internet Protection Act (CIPA) as part of Federal Bill HR 4577. The CIPA required schools and libraries that had federal funding designated for Internet use to insta...
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Code Of Ethics Social And Moral
1,331 words... that his newspaper is opinionated and holds a personal view. Which immediately throws out journalistic ethics as it is not an objective reading but more opinionated. Thus it is very crucial to understand, that Mindich infuses opinion with journalism rather than being objective like a daily paper. In the Wars broadcast of The Connection, Steven begins to voice his opinion about the need for people to be reminded about the war. He strives, with his right to freedom of speech, to get people dis...
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Freedom Of Speech Pros And Cons
1,119 wordsFrom David Boaz's essay What Rights Do We Have? it seems that the First Amendment and the Declaration of Independence is getting more and more publicity. Since the 1990 s politicians and people jumped on the train of I have the right to which blitz across the nation like a tornado. Boaz tried to draw out the significance of Americas most important document on the issue of rights the Declaration of Independence. According to Boaz, the theory of rights starts from the most fundamental right, the B...
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Amendment Is Important First Amendment Government
488 wordsThe First Amendment protects the five basic freedoms that are essential to the American way of life. These freedoms are: speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion. Freedom of speech allows you to say what is on your mind, in public or private places, with out fear of getting punished. But you cannot commit slander or treason. Slander is when some one lies about another person in order to hurt their reputation. Treason is when somebody gives military secrets to enemies of the U. S. (any thi...
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U S Schools Ethical Issues
1,597 wordsThe Use of Internet Filters Introduction The use of internet filters as a method to block offensive internet content in schools and universities is very delicate question, especially because it involves ethical issues. Any free access to information cuts both ways, so no wonder that internet is no exception to the rule. On the one hand the arguments of those, who support use of browsers for filtering sensible data in schools and universities, sound quite convincing; however, on the other hand, t...
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What About Campaign Finance Reform
2,250 wordsWhat About Campaign Finance Reform? Campaign finance regulation is of a great concern nowadays. The fundamental question is whether it has improved the political system, or whether it has instead aggravated the perceived problems it intended to solve. The available empirical evidence indicates aggravation rather than amelioration (Smith (a) 1049). First, limitations on the size of campaign contributions have hardly affected total expenditures on campaigns. They have spawned higher levels of inde...
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Radio And Television Founding Fathers
970 wordsCensorship in music is a topic that has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have been many different arguments on the topic, however the question still remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. Before one can form an opinion on this, one must hear both sides of the argument. Some believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical a...
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Works Of Literature Library Journal
1,086 wordsCENSORSHIP IN SCHOOL IS NOT RIGHT I believe that Imposing censorship within Americas schools is not only against the First Amendment of the United State Constitution, but it is also against the very moral fiber upon which this country was founded. In an attempt to limit access to so-called sensitive issues and concepts, radical right wing supporters have pushed their weight around to remove any and all questionable works of literature from school libraries. The right to interpret the written wor...
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Freedom Of Speech Form Of Media
2,792 wordsIn mid March of 1998, a scientific break through occurred for the engineers at NASA. The space probe that they sent to Mars came back and, for the first time, contained readable and usable photographs of the planets landscape. Full of pride over their latest achievement, NASA posted the information on the Internet. This allowed astronomy enthusiasts, students, and other interested individuals to take a first hand look at the, never before seen, Martian Landscape. (NASA) One month later, two men ...
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Violence On Television Acts Of Violence
4,347 wordsTV heroes endorse tanks of noxious, flesh-eating gas The complex age of elaborate laptops, portable color televisions in every room, and pocket radios the size of a basic calculator have all taken their toll on American society. In a furious outburst reflecting the contemporary society in which we live, television has come to represent all that is evil and wicked for our children. Through gruesome, explicit, and often unrealistic portrayals of death and violence, the impressionable clay of our c...
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Communications Decency Act United States Supreme Court
1,364 words? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances? . (United States Constitution) So reads the first amendment. Does this apply to the Internet? Why should it not? In February of 1996, congress did indeed test this over 200 year-old document in passing the Communications Dece...
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Freedom Of Speech Supreme Court
417 wordsThe United States of America was founded over two hundred years ago on the basis of freedom. Freedoms, which were wrote into, and are yet a part of the Constitution of the United States. Under the First Amendment of the Constitution, many freedoms are granted to the citizens of this great nation. Such freedoms as those of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly are granted to all free citizens. But, where do our freedoms begin and end when it comes to the Internet? How can a small group ...
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Communications Decency Act United States Congress
2,404 wordsIntroduction Don Daufenbach stared at his computer screen. Bobby 2 vt was e-mailing him again, and this time he seemed excited. Sounds like we have a deal, was the message that came in, Daufenbach says. As for what I like... the younger the better, it said. In the next week, Daufenbach says, Bobby 2 vt sent him dozens of pictures of children having sex, hoping for videos in return. Instead, Bobby 2 vt ended up with a swarm of federal agents at his door last February. Daufenbach, it turned out wa...
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First Amendment Rights England Journal Of Medicine
1,681 wordsNora Parker January 19, 2000 English 10, per 2 Marijuana Prohibition is a Violation of First Amendment Rights Let me ask you something? if you had a choice, what would it be: Marijuana or Martinis? This question appeared in the New York Times on Tuesday, May 12 th, 1998. Due to the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 the only legal choice that you and the 18 million other adults who used marijuana last year can make is the martini (Against Drug Prohibition ix). The legal acceptance of alcohol, however, do...
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Hard Core Pornography Soft Core Pornography
4,515 wordsViolence and Pornography Pornography Sex or Subordination? In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted Bundy, was later apprehended and executed. During his detention in various penitentiaries, he was mentally probed and prodded by psychologist and psychoanalysts hoping to discover the root of his violent actions and sexual frustrations. Many theories arose in attem...
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Heavy Burden Prior Restraint
268 wordsThe New York Times printed allegedly classified documents that leaked from the Pentagon about the war in Vietnam. A 47 volume classified history of the American involvement in Vietnam was distributed to the Times and, later, the Post by Daniel Ellsberg, a minor writer in the Pentagon Papers. The Times published these papers bit by bit until the Nixon administration sought an injunction on the Times to stop publication. The Supreme Court found that the First Amendment did not permit an injunction...
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Burden Of Proof Heavy Burden
283 wordsNew York Times Co. v. United States U. S. Supreme Court, 1971 The New York Times printed allegedly classified documents that leaked from the Pentagon about the war in Vietnam. A 47 volume classified history of the American involvement in Vietnam was distributed to the Times and, later, the Post by Daniel Ellsberg, a minor writer in the Pentagon Papers. The Times published these papers bit by bit until the Nixon administration sought an injunction on the Times to stop publication. The Supreme Cou...
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