Media rights and responsibilities

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Films Media Group (Added Author). Planet Pictures (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Tabloid journalism. Kinky TV talk shows. "Gangsta" rap music. Sexually explicit and violent movies. The media have established new outposts in the frontiers of taste that were thought impossible 30 years ago, and all in the name of First Amendment rights and giving the public what it wants. But with these rights come responsibilities that are seldom respected. What leverage can society use beyond the boycott and angry letter to put curbs on the more outrageous forms of media expression? What is the rightful role of government? How do we balance these measures with a healthy respect for creativity and freedom of expression? This program looks at all of the issues surrounding the media's pursuit of the advertising dollar versus its responsibility to exercise some concern for the public good.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2005], c1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 19, 2005.
Formatted Contents Note:	Freedom of Speech in Media (6:18) -- Right to Privacy (5:44) -- Revealing Sources (3:35) -- Regulating Broadcast Media (5:15) -- Emerging Trends in Media and Its Control (4:48)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.