Disclosure issues for broadcasted content of a political nature /
Television and radio broadcasters air content, including advertisements and other programming, on a variety of issues, some of which directly address their interests as broadcasters. The FCC applies the Communications Act of 1934 to hold these broadcasters to a basic principle - that the public shou...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Novinka,
[2014]
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| Series: | Media and communications-- technologies, policies and challenges.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- DISCLOSURE ISSUES FOR BROADCASTED CONTENT OF A POLITICAL NATURE; DISCLOSURE ISSUES FOR BROADCASTED CONTENT OF A POLITICAL NATURE; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: BROADCAST TELEVISION AND RADIO: DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADCASTED CONTENT; ABBREVIATIONS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; BACKGROUND; DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DEPEND UPON SEVERAL FACTORS AND BROADCASTERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO AIR OPPOSING VIEWS; INFORMATION NEEDED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS AIRED IS NOT AVAILABLE.
- HOWEVER, BROADCASTERS AIRED SOME RELEVANT ADVERTISEMENTSAGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 2: BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISION: REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING SPONSORED PROGRAMMING SHOULD BE CLARIFIED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; SPONSORSHIP IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE MANAGEABLE, BUT FCC GUIDANCE COULD BE CLARIFIED; FCC AND FEC FOLLOW STANDARD PROCEDURES WHEN ADDRESSING ALL COMPLAINTS, BUT FCC DOES NOT UPDATE BROADCASTERS NAMED IN THE COMPLAINT; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS.
- AGENCY COMMENTS AND EVALUATIONAPPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; Blank Page; INDEX.
