DB questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHfj4j1yEQ&feature=youtu.be

Watch this clip from 30 Rock where the media and corporate consolidation of GE and NBC, among others, is charted and discussed. Consider: What kind of products, media and otherwise, did you consume this week? Why is it important to know who owns them?

Listen to this audio clip segment from WNYC's On the Media. "How to Respond When Trump Threatens the First Amendment" [10 min]

http://www.wnyc.org/story/on-the-media-2017-10-13/

Consider the following:

· How is Pres. Trump threatening the First Amendment in the context of this clip?

· What's the difference between free speech and a free press?

· Beginning with the Radio Act of 1927, broadcasters were required to operate for the “public interest, convenience and necessity” in order to obtain a license to use the public’s airwaves.According to Steven Waldman and the Working Group on Information Needs of Communities, “Over the FCC’s 75-year existence, it has renewed more than 100,000 licenses. It has denied only four renewal applications due to the licensee’s failure to meet its public interest programming obligation. Do broadcast radio and television really operate in the “public interest”? How can commercial and public broadcasting balance “public interest” with broadcasters’ interest in controlling their programs’ content (including their desires to provide quality content, gain high ratings, and/or earn the most money from their broadcasts)? How should the FCC assess whether a broadcaster is operating in the “public interest” when considering whether to renew that broadcaster’s license?