2305+-+Freedom+of+the+Press

Power Points



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Goals: After reading through the material above, you should be able to address the following questions:

- What role did the founders argue that a free press was supposed to play in a democracy? - How is "the press" distinct from "the media?" - How did the invention of the printing press change everything? - Be familar with principle conflicts regarding the establishment of a free press, especialy early conflicts regarding sedition. - Why was the development of the concept of copyright protection significant? How? - What conflicts exist over media access? How much information ought to be made public? What problems occur when there is too little, or too much media access to information? Is there a simple way to figure this out? - What limits can the courts place on the press? What major court cases have involved press freedoms? - How do governing institutions use the press to enhance their power? - How has press technology changed over time? How have those changes impacted the relative strength of the three branches of government? How has that development changed the nature of the press' impact on governance in general? - What are the major eras of the press? What era are we currently in? - How has the profit potential of the media impacted the type of information they convey to the public? - What is public relations? What is propaganda? What is censorship? - - -