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News Reporting On Trump's Covid-19 Treatments: Should Broadcasters Have To Disclose Their Being Potentially Dangerous?, Dr. Joel Timmer Dec 2020

News Reporting On Trump's Covid-19 Treatments: Should Broadcasters Have To Disclose Their Being Potentially Dangerous?, Dr. Joel Timmer

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, President Trump touted a number of treatments that many medical professionals considered dangerous. These treatments include hydroxychloroquine and disinfectants, which if misused could cause a patient’s death. This prompted Free Press to file an emergency petition with the FCC, arguing that broadcasters who report on Trump’s claims about these treatments without highlighting their dangers could be in violation of the Commission’s broadcast hoax rule. Free Press also requested the FCC require that broadcasters include disclaimers when reporting on such claims. This article examines whether the broadcast hoax rule has been …


Harlem Shake Meets The Chevron Two Step: Net Neutrality Following Mozilla V. Fcc, Christopher R. Terry, Scott Memmel Jun 2020

Harlem Shake Meets The Chevron Two Step: Net Neutrality Following Mozilla V. Fcc, Christopher R. Terry, Scott Memmel

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

In October 2019, the D.C. Circuit handed down its much-anticipated decision in Mozilla v. FCC, relying heavily on Chevron Deference and the Supreme Court’s 2005 Brand X decision. The per curiam opinion upheld large portions of the FCC’s 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom Order, but also undermined the FCC’s preemption of state law while also remanding issues related to public safety, pole attachments, and the Lifeline Program to the agency, assuring that the legal and policy battles over net neutrality will continue. This Article traces the history of the FCC’s efforts on net neutrality as it has moved in and out …


“I’M A Politician, But I Don’T Play One On Tv”: Applying The “Equal Time” Rule (Equally) To Actors-Turned- Candidates, Kimberlianne Podlas Oct 2009

“I’M A Politician, But I Don’T Play One On Tv”: Applying The “Equal Time” Rule (Equally) To Actors-Turned- Candidates, Kimberlianne Podlas

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady Jun 2005

Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady Jun 2005

Panel Iii: Indecent Exposure? The Fcc's Recent Enforcement Of Obscenity Laws, William Davenport, Jeffrey Hoeh, C. Edwin Baker, Paul J. Mcgeady

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


How Do You Say “Big Media” In Spanish? Spanish-Language Media Regulation And The Implications Of The Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger On The Public Interest, Nicole Serratore Oct 2004

How Do You Say “Big Media” In Spanish? Spanish-Language Media Regulation And The Implications Of The Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger On The Public Interest, Nicole Serratore

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


No Competition: How Radio Consolidation Has Diminished Diversity And Sacrificed Localism, Gregory M. Prindle Dec 2003

No Competition: How Radio Consolidation Has Diminished Diversity And Sacrificed Localism, Gregory M. Prindle

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


When Is Time Brokerage A Transfer Of Control? The Fcc’S Regulation Of Local Marketing Agreements And The Need For Rulemaking, Michael E. Lewyn Oct 1995

When Is Time Brokerage A Transfer Of Control? The Fcc’S Regulation Of Local Marketing Agreements And The Need For Rulemaking, Michael E. Lewyn

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel Ii: Cable Versus Broadcast Tv: The “Must Carry” Provisions Of The Cable Television Consumer And Competition Act Of 1992, Marc Apfelbaum, Gregory Buscarino, Steven J. Hyman, Robert D. Joffe Mar 1994

Panel Ii: Cable Versus Broadcast Tv: The “Must Carry” Provisions Of The Cable Television Consumer And Competition Act Of 1992, Marc Apfelbaum, Gregory Buscarino, Steven J. Hyman, Robert D. Joffe

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel Iv: Censorship Of Cable Television’S Leased And Public Access Channels, Majorie Heins, James N. Horwood, Robert T. Perry, Michael Sitcov Mar 1994

Panel Iv: Censorship Of Cable Television’S Leased And Public Access Channels, Majorie Heins, James N. Horwood, Robert T. Perry, Michael Sitcov

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel I: The Changing Landscape Of First Amendment Jurisprudence In Light Of The New Communications And Media Alliances, J. Richard Devlin, Theodore C. Hirt, Andrew A. Merdek Mar 1994

Panel I: The Changing Landscape Of First Amendment Jurisprudence In Light Of The New Communications And Media Alliances, J. Richard Devlin, Theodore C. Hirt, Andrew A. Merdek

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: Cable Versus The Telephone Companies: Can Telephone Companies Be Constitutionally Barred From Delivering Video Programming? , David E. Bronston, James J. Gilligan, Mark C. Hansen, Joseph A. Post Mar 1994

Panel Iii: Cable Versus The Telephone Companies: Can Telephone Companies Be Constitutionally Barred From Delivering Video Programming? , David E. Bronston, James J. Gilligan, Mark C. Hansen, Joseph A. Post

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Panel On The Indecency Standard And Regulation Of And By The Media, William J. Small, Irving Gastfreund, Carlton Long, Robert W. Peters, Judith P. Phil[Ips Mar 1993

Panel On The Indecency Standard And Regulation Of And By The Media, William J. Small, Irving Gastfreund, Carlton Long, Robert W. Peters, Judith P. Phil[Ips

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.