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Morally offensive content
The World’s Most Lucrative Business
Pornography
Women Against Pornography
National Organization for Women
Pornography is the major form of sex education for adolescents, delivering ideas about the nature of femininity, masculinity and relationships. This pervasive normalization of sexual harm directly contributes to our cultural acceptance of violence against women, and we must organize to reclaim our culture.
Child Pornography
Obscenity Obscenity
Supreme Court ruling: Miller v. California (1973)
Three conditions established with Miller
Ethical Issue of Porn and Internet access
Practice of Journalism
“Telecrudeness”
Richard Wald:
“There is no such thing as a totally inappropriate news story. The problem is to figure out how to tell it.”
Federal Communication Council (FCC)
History of regluations
1970 – Jerry Garcia
1975 – George Carlin
21st Century Censorship
NCAC
Shock and Awe with Images
The use of photos and newsreel that contains graphic or disturbing images
Is it newsworthy?
Teleological perspective
Reaction of audience and consequences for family
Shock value
Justified via rules of good journalism
And the theories say. . .
Deontologists
Object to publication of offensive material
Acknowledge right to freedom of expression
Consequentialists
Evaluate effects of the content
Virtue Ethics
Golden mean
Allow reasonable control
Cultural Paternalism
Juvenile justice system
Prohibits child porn, child labor laws, establishes legal age for buying alcohol and getting married with parental consent
Age of majority
John Locke, “On Liberty”
“this doctrine meant to apply only to those beings in the maturity of their faculties.”
Influences & the Juvenile Audience
Movies
Movie ratings
MPAA: created 1968, revised by FTC in 2000
Movie content and the actions of youth
Recordings
FCC regulations
Television
Ethical dilemma between artistic freedom and responsibility
Advertising
“Cradle to grave” campaigns
History of regulations
National Assoc. of Broadcasters
Action for Children’s TV
Congress
Guidelines for Child Advertising
Avoid high pressure
Do not attempt to mislead
Separate premiums from product
Exclude antisocial behavior
Avoid weasel words
Delineate between program and advertisement
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