Journalim 201 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture II. FairnessIII. Objectivity, Fairness & Balance ReviewIV. IndependenceV. TransparencyVI. Relevance and EngagementVII. Holding Power AccountableOutline of Current Lecture II. Guest Speaker – David BlackCurrent LectureI. Federal Communicationsa. Obscenity, Indecency, Profanityb. What’s the differencec. Why should we cared. To what do they apply?e. What are some examples?II. Started in 1920sa. Lots of shows started on thereb. Government started to regulate contentc. Obscenity (pornography)d. Censored items are much different now e. FM is a better radio wave for musicIII. Six broadcast networks that these rules apply to IV. Obscene broadcasts are prohibited at all times a. Material is not protected by the First AmendmentV. Indecent Broadcast Restrictionsa. Includes patently offensive sexual or excretory materialb. Between 10pm-6am you can air indecency broadcastsi. Most requested time slot is 10:00pmVI. Profane Broadcast Restrictionsa. Profanity – including language so grossly offensive to members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisanceb. Prohibited from 6am-10pmc. George CarlinThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Kicked off stage at Summer Fest in 1972 for his profanity skit and was taken to the police stationd. They were going to fine people for profanityi. FCC determines fine amountii. Janet Jackson1. Because the rules were so vague they couldn’t do anything about it2. It’s still up in the air todaye. FCC is still sifting through input from the public and the broadcast industry as to how to proceedi. No fines or admonitions have been issued since the Supreme Court punted the issue in 2013f. There is no standard right
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