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First Amendment, Fourth Estate & Hot News: Misappropriation Is Not A Solution To The Journalism Crisis, Joseph A. Tomain
First Amendment, Fourth Estate & Hot News: Misappropriation Is Not A Solution To The Journalism Crisis, Joseph A. Tomain
Joseph A Tomain
Journalism is a public good. The Framers understood the importance of a free press in a self-governing society and embedded a structural right for freedom of the press in the First Amendment. There is a journalism crisis. Symptoms of the crisis include layoffs of journalists, diminishing content in newspapers and shuttering of newspapers. The rise of online technologies has exacerbated the crisis, mainly by siphoning advertising revenue away from traditional news organizations to free classified advertisement websites such as Craigslist, search engines and myriad other non-journalistic online endeavors. The internet, however, is not the main cause of the journalism crisis. …
Monolith Or Mosaic: Can The Federal Communications Commission Legitimately Pursue A Repetition Of Local Content At The Expense Of Local Diversity?, Cheryl A. Leanza
Monolith Or Mosaic: Can The Federal Communications Commission Legitimately Pursue A Repetition Of Local Content At The Expense Of Local Diversity?, Cheryl A. Leanza
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Media Concentration: A Case Of Power, Ego, And Greed Confronting Our Sensibilities, W. Curtiss Priest
Media Concentration: A Case Of Power, Ego, And Greed Confronting Our Sensibilities, W. Curtiss Priest
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Politics And Policy Of Media Ownership, Ben Scott
The Politics And Policy Of Media Ownership, Ben Scott
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips
On Media Consolidation, The Public Interest, And Angels Earning Wings, Victoria F. Phillips
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The “Vast Wasteland” Revisited: Headed For More Of The Same?, Michael J. Copps
The “Vast Wasteland” Revisited: Headed For More Of The Same?, Michael J. Copps
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Whatever Happened To Local News?: The “Vast Wasteland” Reconsidered, Geoffrey Cowan
Whatever Happened To Local News?: The “Vast Wasteland” Reconsidered, Geoffrey Cowan
Federal Communications Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Equity Pooling And Media Ownership, Peter Chinloy
Equity Pooling And Media Ownership, Peter Chinloy
Federal Communications Law Journal
This Article outlines a method of pooling equity for acquiring a portfolio of media properties. Each participant receives a security containing an investment return and a management right. The management right goes only to one successful bidder, offering a cash payment to other investors as an access price. By offering repeat bidding on several properties, different members of a pool achieve ownership while diversifying their risk. Alternatively, an investor not wishing management receives a higher compensating return. The procedure is particularly suited to media properties dependent on local advertising such as radio, "free" community newspapers, and television outlets. These properties …