COMM ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Walmart, American Family Association, Stunt Double

• School: UCLA
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM ST 10
• Professor: Professor Suman

Document Summary

Can flip a switch and boom it"s right there. Only so much room, only a few can broadcast government make this decision. Technology changes that allows more, scarcity is the thing of the past. Telecom act of 1996: getting rid of regulations/rules on how many tv stations you can own. V-chip regulation in tv: it can regulate seeing violence or sex on tv. Youtube prohibits itself, banning content like how to make a bomb, hate-talk, sexual things. They pressure the media to have a certain type of media. Afa american family association want child education shows. Not always successful ex: back when fox wasn"t successful, some mom didn"t like sexual jokes, so she started a group and wanted this show of tv but it really served as advertising. Wal-mart has control of what music is being sold, if they don"t like it they won"t carry it, they have control over artists.