Issues In Media: Selections From CQ Researcher
Will the Internet kill television?\ Does indecency over the airwaves undermine American society?\ Is the U.S. media industry too consolidated?\ These questions provide just a sampling of the important, provocative issues addressed in this new reader, sure to lay needed groundwork and spark lively classroom discussion.\ For current coverage of controversial and important issues centering on media, offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ...
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Will the Internet kill television?Does indecency over the airwaves undermine American society?Is the U.S. media industry too consolidated?These questions provide just a sampling of the important, provocative issues addressed in this new reader, sure to lay needed groundwork and spark lively classroom discussion.For current coverage of controversial and important issues centering on media, offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews and engaging writing that CQ Researcher has consistently provided for more than 80 years. This ideal supplement allows students to see an issue-whether it's media bias, the rise of blogs or the future of newspapers-from all sides while giving them a window into the linkages among media, culture, business and politics. In addition, useful pedagogical features-pro/con pieces, graphs, tables, photos, suggested readings and bibliographies-advance critical thinking and help in study and review.Package this reader with Ralph Hanson's Mass Communication: Living in a Media World and save your students money! A comprehensive, engaging and compact introduction that brings a fresh media literacy focus to the course, Mass Communication embodies the high-quality, low-cost textbook that your students will prefer. Use 978-1-60426-455-5 when ordering or contact us at collegesales@cqpress.com to learn more.
Annotated Contents ixPreface xiiiContributors xvMedia and Culture1 Broadcast Indecency 1Does indecency over the airwaves undermine American society? 4Does the FCC have sufficient authority to punish broadcasters for indecency? 7Should the FCC regulate cable television? 9Background 11Early TV Taboos 11The Cable Challenge 13Shock Jocks 14Current Situation 16Raising Fines 16Media Consolidation 16Outlook: Political Posturing 19Notes 19Bibliography 202 Blog Explosion 23Should policymakers be influenced by political blogs? 26Should blogs tone down their political rhetoric? 28Should bloggers have the same rights and privileges as reporters? 29Background 30Before Blogs 30Birth of Blogs 33Power of Blogs 34Current Situation 38Gaining Respect 38Blogging at Work 40Outlook: "Starting Discussions" 41Notes 42Bibliography 443 Cyber Socializing 47Is cyberspace more dangerous than real space? 52Should schools and public libraries block access to social-networking sites? 54Does Internet social networking foster good relationships? 55Background 57Wired Love 57Six Degrees 61Techno Kids 62Background Checks 64Current Situation 65Big Brother 65Safety First 65Outlook: Here to Stay 66Notes 66Bibliography 684 Free-Press Disputes 71Should judges jail reporters for refusing to disclose confidential sources? 76Should courts issue "gag" orders to limit publicity in high-profile cases? 77Background 78Freedom of the Press 78Press Privileges 79Press Complaints 81Current Situation 82A String of Losses 82Media's Losing Streak 85Civil Matters88Outlook 88Notes 89Bibliography 915 Video Games 93Does playing video games improve literacy? 96Are video games addictive? 100Do video games prepare young people for the future job market? 101Background 103Pinball Precursor 103Equity Gap? 106Gender Gap Narrows 106Current Situation 107Big Business 107Social Networking 110Libraries Log On 110Saying Less? 111Outlook: Testing the Hypothesis 111Notes 112Bibliography 114The Economics of Media6 Media Ownership 117Is the U.S. media industry too consolidated? 122Did the FCC loosen its media-ownership rules too much? 123Should Congress reimpose rules limiting television networks' ownership of programming? 124Background 127Regulating the Airwaves 127Deregulation Begins 127Complaints Increase 130New Media Landscape 130Current Situation 131TV Industry Split 131Reaction to Rules 131Chairmen Under Fire 132Cable Debate 134Outlook: More Mergers? 134Notes 135Bibliography 1387 Media Bias 141Is the news audience fracturing along partisan lines? 145Does having more news outlets mean the public is better informed? 146Has the press been sufficiently skeptical in its coverage of Iraq? 149Background 154Revolutionary Change 154Electronic Media 154Tabloid Culture 155Current Situation 156Merger Mania 156Blurring the Lines 158Outlook: Abandon Objectivity? 159Notes 160Bibliography 1628 Controlling the Internet 165Is the global Internet in danger of being dismantled? 168Should telephone and cable companies be allowed to control the Internet? 171Should local governments be allowed to provide broadband Internet service? 173Background 175Born in the USA 175Battle of the Band 177Current Situation 182Fighting for the Net 182Whither ICANN? 183Outlook: Wireless Is "Happening" 184Notes 184Bibliography 1869 Advertising Overload 189Will the new spam-control law work? 192Have existing limits on tobacco advertising worked? 195Are tougher limits needed on advertising to children? 197Background 201Protecting the Public 201Commercial Speech 202Gagging Telemarketers 203Current Situation 204Protecting Kids? 204New Ad Avenues 204Outlook: Schools Targeted 206Notes 207Bibliography 208The Future of Media10 Future of Newspapers 213Is the newspaper industry in financial jeopardy? 215Will newspapers succeed online? 219Can newspapers attract more younger readers? 220Background 221Growing the Press 221Going Public 223Going Online 227Current Situation 228Shrinking the Newsroom 228Looking for Readers 230Outlook: Going Private? 231Notes 232Bibliography 23411 Future of Television 237Will the Internet kill television? 239Will television remain a viable medium for advertisers? 242Are scripted TV shows obsolete? 244Background 247Early TV 247Cable and Video 247Regulating Competition 248Current Situation 250Policy Debates 250All-You-Can-Eat TV 252Outlook: Shifting Landscape 255Notes 256Bibliography 25712 Future of the Music Industry 261Can the music industry recover its profitability through lawsuits? 264Is music overpriced? 266Will compact discs become obsolete? 267Background 268Same Old Tune 268Post-war Changes 269The Digital Age 271RIAA in Court 272Current Situation 274Policing the Internet 274Legislation Battles 274Entering the Digital Age 275Outlook 278Notes 279Bibliography 280
