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| Annotated Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Media and Culture | |
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| Broadcast Indecency | |
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| Does indecency over the airwaves undermine American society? | |
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| Does the FCC have sufficient authority to punish broadcasters for indecency? | |
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| Should the FCC regulate cable television? | |
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| Background | |
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| Early TV Taboos | |
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| The Cable Challenge | |
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| Shock Jocks | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Raising Fines | |
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| Media Consolidation | |
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| Outlook: Political Posturing | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Blog Explosion | |
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| Should policymakers be influenced by political blogs? | |
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| Should blogs tone down their political rhetoric? | |
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| Should bloggers have the same rights and privileges as reporters? | |
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| Background | |
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| Before Blogs | |
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| Birth of Blogs | |
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| Power of Blogs | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Gaining Respect | |
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| Blogging at Work | |
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| Outlook: "Starting Discussions" | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Cyber Socializing | |
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| Is cyberspace more dangerous than real space? | |
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| Should schools and public libraries block access to social-networking sites? | |
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| Does Internet social networking foster good relationships? | |
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| Background | |
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| Wired Love | |
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| Six Degrees | |
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| Techno Kids | |
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| Background Checks | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Big Brother | |
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| Safety First | |
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| Outlook: Here to Stay | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Free-Press Disputes | |
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| Should judges jail reporters for refusing to disclose confidential sources? | |
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| Should courts issue "gag" orders to limit publicity in high-profile cases? | |
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| Background | |
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| Freedom of the Press | |
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| Press Privileges | |
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| Press Complaints | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| A String of Losses | |
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| Media's Losing Streak | |
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| Civil Matters | |
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| Outlook | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Video Games | |
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| Does playing video games improve literacy? | |
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| Are video games addictive? | |
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| Do video games prepare young people for the future job market? | |
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| Background | |
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| Pinball Precursor | |
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| Equity Gap? | |
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| Gender Gap Narrows | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Big Business | |
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| Social Networking | |
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| Libraries Log On | |
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| Saying Less? | |
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| Outlook: Testing the Hypothesis | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| The Economics of Media | |
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| Media Ownership | |
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| Is the U.S. media industry too consolidated? | |
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| Did the FCC loosen its media-ownership rules too much? | |
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| Should Congress reimpose rules limiting television networks' ownership of programming? | |
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| Background | |
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| Regulating the Airwaves | |
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| Deregulation Begins | |
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| Complaints Increase | |
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| New Media Landscape | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| TV Industry Split | |
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| Reaction to Rules | |
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| Chairmen Under Fire | |
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| Cable Debate | |
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| Outlook: More Mergers? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Media Bias | |
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| Is the news audience fracturing along partisan lines? | |
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| Does having more news outlets mean the public is better informed? | |
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| Has the press been sufficiently skeptical in its coverage of Iraq? | |
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| Background | |
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| Revolutionary Change | |
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| Electronic Media | |
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| Tabloid Culture | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Merger Mania | |
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| Blurring the Lines | |
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| Outlook: Abandon Objectivity? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Controlling the Internet | |
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| Is the global Internet in danger of being dismantled? | |
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| Should telephone and cable companies be allowed to control the Internet? | |
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| Should local governments be allowed to provide broadband Internet service? | |
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| Background | |
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| Born in the USA | |
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| Battle of the Band | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Fighting for the Net | |
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| Whither ICANN? | |
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| Outlook: Wireless Is "Happening" | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Advertising Overload | |
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| Will the new spam-control law work? | |
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| Have existing limits on tobacco advertising worked? | |
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| Are tougher limits needed on advertising to children? | |
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| Background | |
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| Protecting the Public | |
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| Commercial Speech | |
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| Gagging Telemarketers | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Protecting Kids? | |
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| New Ad Avenues | |
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| Outlook: Schools Targeted | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| The Future of Media | |
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| Future of Newspapers | |
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| Is the newspaper industry in financial jeopardy? | |
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| Will newspapers succeed online? | |
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| Can newspapers attract more younger readers? | |
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| Background | |
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| Growing the Press | |
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| Going Public | |
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| Going Online | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Shrinking the Newsroom | |
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| Looking for Readers | |
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| Outlook: Going Private? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Future of Television | |
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| Will the Internet kill television? | |
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| Will television remain a viable medium for advertisers? | |
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| Are scripted TV shows obsolete? | |
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| Background | |
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| Early TV | |
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| Cable and Video | |
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| Regulating Competition | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Policy Debates | |
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| All-You-Can-Eat TV | |
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| Outlook: Shifting Landscape | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Future of the Music Industry | |
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| Can the music industry recover its profitability through lawsuits? | |
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| Is music overpriced? | |
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| Will compact discs become obsolete? | |
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| Background | |
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| Same Old Tune | |
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| Post-war Changes | |
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| The Digital Age | |
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| RIAA in Court | |
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| Current Situation | |
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| Policing the Internet | |
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| Legislation Battles | |
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| Entering the Digital Age | |
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| Outlook | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |