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Children And Television Advertising
3,428 wordsThe following research has sought to understand the influence of television on children over the past twenty years using a variety of social models, from public policy and industry self-regulation, to how children receive and process media messages and the parental responsibility in monitoring what is acceptable for children to view. As a baseline, our research used a model of children interacting with television. We expounded on this model in an effort to seek current data and information that ...
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Violent Scenes V Chip
1,392 words... rogram ming. He also pointed out that a network loses anywhere from $ 250, 000 to $ 1 million every time it airs a movie with a viewer discretion advisory. He was also quoted "It is not the role of network television to program for the children of America... Televisions obligation is not (to be) the nation's baby-sitter. " Barry Diller who was quoted by Frank Rich of the New York Times does not support this view that television has no public service responsibility. Diller thinks the V-Chip i...
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Cable Modem High Speed
794 wordsAT&T v. City of Portland; what is the significance of this case? -AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland No. 99 - 35609 U. S. Court of Appeals 9 th Circuit, 216 F. 3 d 871; 2000 U. S. App. Lexis 14383 -"Citing Pro-Competitive Benefits to Consumers, Commission Approves AT&T-TCI Merger. " Report No. CS 99 - 2 FCC News web -Mosquera, Mary. "FCC Approves AT&T/TCI Merger. " Technology News 17 February 1999 web -"AT&T/TCI Merger Wins FCC Approval. " Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) 18 February 1999, Metro Editi...
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Tipper Gore Juvenile Delinquency
5,065 words... g. The Technical Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography stated: ... efforts to restrict or censor have the psychological effect of increasing the desirability of the material. Increasing the difficulty of obtaining erotic materials, harassing and punishing pornographers and purveyors of pornography, setting minimum age limits for the purchase of these materials, and so on, may have the unwanted effect of increasing interest in the materials, rendering them more desirable, and ...
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Freedom Of Speech Radio And Television
1,222 wordsThe Internet offers a much greater potential for interactive communication between information senders and receivers than the more traditional methods of communication such as newspaper, radio and television. Freedom of speech ascertained by the constitution is not an absolute right. Depending on the medium through which information is delivered various degrees of the freedom to express one's self is protected. Internet communication may be analogous to either a specific existing communication m...
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Shifting Technology From Pagers To Cellular Phones
1,239 wordsPeople like to stay in touch and because of technology we have many ways to communicate with one another. Because of the inventions of the telephone, cellular phone, and also the Internet like e-mail and instant messenger we can talk any time. What is popular today is that people can communicate anywhere. The invention of the pager and cellular phone now allow people to talk anywhere. Pagers and cellular phones have been growing and more people have them over the last 15 years. Which one is goin...
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Indecent Speech Cable Operators
1,569 wordsWithout a doubt, one of the greatest inventions of all time is, television. Television enabled us to witness countless historical events, such as presidential inaugurations, man's first steps on the moon, President, John F. Kennedy's death, and more recently, the tragic events of September 11 th 2001. Although the benefits of television are immeasurable, many people believe that American society, especially children, have been adversely affected by it. As the popularity of cable television conti...
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Chief Operating Officer Amp T
1,551 wordsIndustry Leaders Total Industry Earnings for 2004: 6. 8 Billion Dollars MCI Chief Operating Officer: Michael D. Cappellas 2003 Sales (mil. ) $ 27, 315. 0 1 -Year Sales Growth (15. 2 %) 2003 Net Income (mil. ) $ 22, 211. 0 2003 Employees 56, 600 1 -Year Employee Growth (9. 7 %) Total Market Share 18. 6 % AT& T Chief Operating Officer: David W. Dorman Vice President: Thomas W. Thornton 2004 Sales (mil. ) $ 30, 537. 0 1 -Year Sales Growth (11. 6 %) 2004 Net Income (mil. ) ($ 6, 469. 0) 2004 Emp...
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Federal Communications Commission Fiber Optic
1,487 words... abit Ethernet for each LAN and new fiber optic connections between each physical production site to replace the antiquated T 3 lines. The fiber optic connections will be the most costly but will provide gigabit transfer rates between geographically separated production sites. This implementation plan will ensure that CBN will provide quality HDTV at a price line much lower than traditional HDTV networks. The use of standard gigabit network hardware and Linux operating systems allows CBN to r...
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Tv Will Be Completely Controlled As Media False
671 wordsDiversified Worldwide Industries Inc, has been incorporated in the state of Delaware, It is working for Environment, Oil, and Energy, Wholesale Marketing, Communication, Audiovisual activity, Real state is under some pressure of there some Employees, Some of the Employee of DWI has opposing the proposed changes in FCC regulations, The situation is getting tense as there will be more mergers on the print and TV media. The employees are taking it is a very serious matter for there secured future a...
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Making A Difference In American Programming
758 wordsMaking a Difference in American Programming Mass media in general and TV programs in particular have great impact on our lives. Electronic media programming is one of the outside influences bearing down on children. Although in general this influence is positive (as far as TV channels offer a wide range of educational content), the presence of adult content and violence can cause negative influence in the childs life. Something should be done to make sure the children of today and the generation...
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Federal Communications Commission Supreme Court
1,869 wordsVerizon The Supreme Court examined the Fcc's interpretation of the Telecommunications Act in accordance with the standard in Chevron, which involves a two step approach. First, does the statute clearly answer the interpretive inquiry? If so, apply the statute by its terms to affirm or reverse the agency. If not, the Court adopts a position of deference towards the agency and will only reject an interpretation if it is unreasonable. The Fcc's rule adopting TELRIC was initially challenged in Iowa ...
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Howard Stern Online Posting
572 wordsKnow for well, everything. From playmates too angry drunken dwarfs. The FCC? s most wanted, a legend of his own making, not just a radio personality. This year FM-my category goes to HOWARD STERN. Now you might have heard of Howard or his name chanted in feminist circles along with the word NO! Howard is a man of the people. Since 1997 Howard has done his part to combat breast cancer by giving free breast exams to the women of New York. What a nice guy you say. According to the article? Howard S...
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Urban Legends Good Times
1,927 wordsImplicit in the rhetoric of the Information Superhighway is the understanding that through this technology, individuals will better understand the world around them, establishing a stronger sense of community through open dialogue. An examination of folktales and urban legends on the Internet, however, suggests that, if anything, this technology is becoming increasingly mythologized and is leading to a new sense of domestic alienation. In the years since Carl Lindahl noted that turning to modern...
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Digital Tv Digital Television
838 wordsDigital Television On November 1, 1998 computer companies, television makers, broadcasters, and program suppliers have made a transition from analog to digital television. When the FCC passed a law forcing the networks to change from an analog broadcast to a digital broadcast, all the above mentioned industries have been scrambling to get a jump on their competition. The picture and sound qualities of digital TV broadcasts are the best on Earth. However, at this moment cost remains a big problem...
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Federal Communications Commission Time Warner
2,018 wordsA little over one week ago, on May 1, 2000, millions of Time Warner Cable customers? 3. 5 million to be exact? woke up without the American Broadcast Company (ABC) on their TV dial. While these 3. 5 million, which pondering the coming of the Apocalypse without Regis, Kathy Lee or Susan Lucci for a day, news spread across the country about the reality of the situation. After the two companies failed to reach an agreement on a transmission deal, after five months of negotiating, ABC service was cu...
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Violence On Television Violence On Tv
1,841 wordsTV Violence: Friend or Enemy? Television violence is a contributing factor to aggressive behavior in children. Recently focus has been placed on this issue, since the majority of violence occurs during prime time and in cartoons. ? It? s not watching that? s bad for kids, it? s what they watch and how much. ? (Slow 2) Parents must accept television into their home and explain the violence that is occurring. TV and TV violence are not new, we have been hearing about TV? s affects on children for ...
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Board Of Education Radio Stations
1,414 wordsThe old 45 MHz FM broadcast band In 1945 the FCC decided that FM would have to move from the established 42 49 megahertz pre-war band to a new band at 88 108 megahertz, to make way for television. Both in frequency spectra and consumer dollars. Therefore, all radios with an FM band of 88 to 108 MHz are post-war. Rca's David Sarnoff in particular wanted FM to go away so the public wouldnt be distracted from buying his latest up and coming product: televisions. Maybe if Armstrong said to Sarnoff i...
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Technological Advances Long Distance
2,422 wordsThere are many changes that occurred in the industrial organization of interexchange telecommunication services in the United States during the 1985 - 1995 period. Let? s look at the general idea of Telecommunications. It is the two-way exchange of info in the form of voice or data messages between tow users at distinct geographic locations? (5, 7). The two-way exchange is now a numerous way exchange through the use of computers and the Internet. There are four important areas of the telecommuni...
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Seven Dirty Words Communications Decency Act
2,659 wordsReno v. ACLU The conflict began on February 8, 1996, when President Clinton signed the CDA law and ACLU, along with EPIC and eighteen other plaintiffs, immediately filed its legal challenge. ACLU v. Reno represents the first legal challenge to censorship provisions of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). The CDA makes it a crime, punishable by up to two years in jail and / or a $ 250, 000 fine, for anyone to engage in speech that is? indecent? or? patently offensive? on computer networks if the...
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