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Communications Law

2004

Broadcast regulation

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Media Concentration: A Case Of Power, Ego, And Greed Confronting Our Sensibilities, W. Curtiss Priest Feb 2004

Media Concentration: A Case Of Power, Ego, And Greed Confronting Our Sensibilities, W. Curtiss Priest

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips Feb 2004

On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips

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In one of his first speeches soon after being sworn in as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Powell bemoaned the lack of an angel's visit to give him a clearer understanding of the guiding standard in broadcast regulation - the public interest. Without a clear message as to the public interest, he declared the standard too vague.

Five years later, and now serving as Chairman, Powell leads the charge for even further deregulation of the already deregulated broadcast industry. The most recent FCC decision relaxed a wide range of media ownership regulations remaining on the books and …


On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips Feb 2004

On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.