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Mass Media | Broadcasters Should Not Be Required to Air a Variety of Opposing Views

From 1949 to 1987, the Federal Communications Commission’s Fairness Doctrine required radio and television stations to present opposing views on political issues. Some members of Congress want to restore the Fairness Doctrine. The following two-part viewpoint presents arguments against such regulation. In Part I Katherine Mangu-Ward writes that the Fairness Doctrine has become outdated in an era where a wide variety of political views can be found on digital and cable television and on the Internet. Mangu-Ward writes for the Weekly Standard, a conservative opinion journal. In Part...

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1. Mass Media: Introduction
2. Is Bias in the Media a Serious Problem?
   1. Chapter 1 Preface
   2. Media Bias Is a Serious Problem
   3. Media Bias Is Not a Serious Problem
   4. Liberal Media Bias Is a Myth
   5. Liberal Media Bias Is Not a Myth
   6. Bias Against Minorities Remains a Problem in the Meida
   7. Efforts to Fight Media Bias Against Minorities Are Misguided
   8. Broadcasters Should Be Required to Air a Variety of Opposing Views
   9. Broadcasters Should Not Be Required to Air a Variety of Opposing Views
   10. Periodical Bibliography
3. Is Concentration of Media Ownership a Serious Problem?
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. Media Monopolies Are a Serious Problem
   3. Fears of Media Monopolies Are Misplaced
   4. Media Ownership Regulations Should Be Lifted
   5. Media Ownership Regulations Should Remain in Place
   6. Media Ownership Deregulation Has Harmed Radio
   7. Media Ownership Deregulation Has Helped Radio
   8. Periodical Bibliography
4. How Do the Media Affect Society?
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. Media Violence Causes Youth Violence
   3. Media Violence Does Not Cause Youth Violence
   4. Media Polls Negatively Affect the American Political Process
   5. Media Polls Positively Affect the American Political Process
   6. Alcohol Advertising Encourages Teens to Consume Alcohol
   7. Alcohol Advertising Does Not Encourage Teens to Consume Alcohol
   8. Periodical Bibliography
5. How Will the Media Be Affected by the Internet?
   1. Chapter 4 Preface
   2. The Internet Will Make Newspapers Obsolete
   3. The Internet Will Not Make Newspapers Obsolete
   4. The Internet Has Made Child Pornography a National Problem the Government Must Address
   5. The Internet Has Made Government Action Against Child Pornography Untenable
   6. Internet Journalism Will Transform the Media Industry Paul Andrews
   7. The Media Industry Threatens to Stifle the Promise of the Internet
   8. Periodical Bibliography
6. For Further Discussion
7. Organizations to Contact
8. Bibliography

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