What are the two primary justifications for regulating broadcast media?
What will be an ideal response?
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the argument that the First Amendment applies equally to all mass media in two ways. First, the Court’s decisions say all mass media need not be treated the same way under the First Amendment. The Court has held that movies, for example, do not have the same First Amendment rights that print media have. Each mass medium has its own peculiarities, although each has basic free speech protection, the Court said. Second, broadcasting uses the spectrum—a limited, publicly owned resource. Unlike the print media—anyone with enough money can start a newspaper—only a select few companies may use the spectrum in a geographical area.
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a. classical. b. formalistic. c. realistic. d. avant-garde.
If you're in doubt about the spelling of a word, you should first consult
a. a good dictionary b. a friend who is a good speller c. the AP stylebook first; then a dictionary d. your instructor