Current Events:
These 6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America
Clash of 2 First Amendment Protections
Objective:
Warm-up:
1. What incident prompted Bill Clinton to criticize talk radio? Cite one quote supporting his comments and one criticizing his comments.
2. Explain what makes talk radio different from other forms of media and identify one "app" that has the same qualities.
3. Describe the typical talk radio listener.
4. Cite specific examples of incendiary remarks from talk radio.
5. When, and why, did the FCC abolish the "fairness doctrine"?
Homework:
Answer Questions 12-14
Vocabulary: routine stories, feature stories, insider stories, adversarial press, background story (news)