FEPP Archives - Issues - Media Policy:
Media Literacy & Media Democracy - 2003
Media
Democracy and the First Amendment
(November 14, 2003) - Why government regulation to break
up media conglomerates advances democracy and the First Amendment.
The
Media Democracy Movement Goes to Madison
(November 14, 2003) - A report from the front lines on
the November 2003 media reform conference, the movement behind it, and
the need to end corporate domination of public discourse.
More
Than Seven Dirty Words
(August 4, 2003) - The FCC's threat to revoke broadcast
licenses because of vulgar radio content focuses on a truly gross call-in
show describing such bizarre sexual practices as "the Rusty Trombone,"
but the broader issue is the unconstitutionality of the agency's vague
"indecency" standard.
"Your
Revolution" is Not "Indecent" After All
(February 20, 2003) - Under pressure from a lawsuit
by the feminist rapper Sarah Jones, the FCC changed its mind and ruled
Jones's powerful rap poem is not indecent after all.
The
Strange Case of Sarah Jones
(January 24, 2003; updated February 20, 2003) - Where does
the federal government get the power to ban a feminist rap poem?
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