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Inside Unlv, Lori Bachand, Mamie Peers, Carol C. Harter, Tony Allen, Holly Ivy De Vore Oct 2005

Inside Unlv, Lori Bachand, Mamie Peers, Carol C. Harter, Tony Allen, Holly Ivy De Vore

Inside UNLV

No abstract provided.


Don't Revive Failed Fairness Doctrine, Erik Ugland Aug 2005

Don't Revive Failed Fairness Doctrine, Erik Ugland

Erik Ugland

No abstract provided.


Are These Victims Worthy?, Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery May 2005

Are These Victims Worthy?, Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery

Erik Ugland

No abstract provided.


Digital Editing: It's Time To Tell All, Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery Mar 2005

Digital Editing: It's Time To Tell All, Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery

Erik Ugland

No abstract provided.


Actually, There Is No Line ..., Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery Mar 2005

Actually, There Is No Line ..., Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery

Erik Ugland

No abstract provided.


Media & Information Literacy Theory And Research: Thoughts From The Co-Editors, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt Feb 2005

Media & Information Literacy Theory And Research: Thoughts From The Co-Editors, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Michael L. Hilt

Communication Faculty Publications

An overview of the conceptualization of media studies and information literacy education reveals the importance of analyzing text and visual communication. Beyond simply offering an explanation of mass communication and all of its parts, media and information literacy as an emerging field of study must begin to address the complex interaction between literacy and new media forms. The new co-editors of SIMILE encourage interdisciplinary scholarship, which illuminates new avenues in media and information literacy education.


The Ethics Of Staging, Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery Jan 2005

The Ethics Of Staging, Erik Ugland, Karen Slattery

Erik Ugland

No abstract provided.


Cultura Cyber: Commodifying Latina/O Nationalism And Rhetoric On The Internet, Richard D. Pineda Jan 2005

Cultura Cyber: Commodifying Latina/O Nationalism And Rhetoric On The Internet, Richard D. Pineda

Richard D. Pineda

No abstract provided.


Preemption Of State Spam Laws By The Federal Can-Spam Act, Roger Allen Ford Jan 2005

Preemption Of State Spam Laws By The Federal Can-Spam Act, Roger Allen Ford

Law Faculty Scholarship

Unsolicited bulk commercial email is an increasing problem, and though many states have passed laws aimed at curbing its use and abuse, for several years the federal government took no action. In 2003 that changed when Congress passed the CAN-SPAM Act. Though the law contains many different restrictions on spam messages, including some restriction of nearly every type that states had adopted, the Act was widely criticized as weak. Many of the CAN-SPAM Act's provisions are weaker than corresponding provisions of state law, and the Act preempts most state spam laws that would go farther, including two state laws that …


Architectural Censorship And The Fcc, Christopher S. Yoo Jan 2005

Architectural Censorship And The Fcc, Christopher S. Yoo

All Faculty Scholarship

Most First Amendment analyses of U.S. media policy have focused predominantly on “behavioral” regulation, which either prohibits the transmission of disfavored content (such as indecent programming) or mandates the dissemination of preferred content (such as children’s educational programming and political speech). In so doing, commentators have largely overlooked how program content is also affected by “structural” regulation, which focuses primarily on increasing the economic competitiveness of media industries. In this Article, Professor Christopher Yoo employs economic analysis to demonstrate how structural regulation can constitute a form of “architectural censorship” that has the unintended consequence of reducing the quantity, quality, and …


Between Global And Local: The Glocalization News Coverage On The Trans-Regional Crisis Of Sars, Alice Lee Dec 2004

Between Global And Local: The Glocalization News Coverage On The Trans-Regional Crisis Of Sars, Alice Lee

Dr. LEE, Alice

No abstract provided.


Marching Into The Knowledge Society: The Case Of Hong Kong Media Education, Alice Lee, E. Mok Dec 2004

Marching Into The Knowledge Society: The Case Of Hong Kong Media Education, Alice Lee, E. Mok

Dr. LEE, Alice

No abstract provided.


The Opacity Of Transparency, Mark Fenster Dec 2004

The Opacity Of Transparency, Mark Fenster

Mark Fenster

The normative concept of transparency, along with the open government laws that purport to create a transparent public system of governance promise the world—a democratic and accountable state above all, and a peaceful, prosperous, and efficient one as well. But transparency, in its role as the theoretical justification for a set of legal commands, frustrates all parties affected by its ambiguities and abstractions. The public’s engagement with transparency in practice yields denials of reasonable requests for essential government information, as well as government meetings that occur behind closed doors. Meanwhile, state officials bemoan the significantly impaired decision-making processes that result …


North America: Multiplying Media In A Dynamic Landscape, Carrie Buchanan, Mahmoud Eid Dec 2004

North America: Multiplying Media In A Dynamic Landscape, Carrie Buchanan, Mahmoud Eid

Carrie Buchanan

Perhaps no region on earth has been as affected by the dramatic pace and extent of media development since 1990 as North America, where most have ready access to new media, such as the Internet and the latest telecommunications devices, as well as the traditional newspapers, radio and television. Even traditional media have undergone profound change as convergence and cross–ownership brought them together in vast media conglomerates dominated by a handful of global corporations. Digitization has taken hold in the United States and Canada, increasing commodification and cross–ownership of all forms of communication, from movies and music to the written …