Public ownership

MMedia Ownership To what degree is government regulation of media ownership compatible with liberal democracy? Use examples from New Zealand and at least one other country to illustrate your argument Media and democracy are fatally intertwined, with democracy depending on the media for supplying information to citizens so that they can participate in the democratic process. James Madison, the fourth President of the United States of America, and the creator of the constitution, said “A popular…

In the early 20th century, approximately 50 corporations controlled the majority of all news media in the United States. Today, ownership of the news media has been controlled by just six incredibly wealthy powerful media corporations. Comcast, News Corp, Viacom, Disney, Time Warner and CBS own 90% of the media people depend on for news and information. In 198, 90% of the media was owned by 50 companies so what happened? The Telecommunications Act of 1996, changed the telecommunications…

1. Why does the government maintain Canadian ownership rules for broadcasting in Canada? Historically, the government has considered broadcasting an all-important part of Canadian national security and even "military defense strategy" (Armstrong, 2010, p. 207). For example, during wartime, foreign ownership of Canadian broadcasting could be used for propaganda purposes. In the present day, Canadian ownership rules are seen as important for protecting Canada's cultural sovereignty. By the…

concentration of media ownership, known also as media consolidation or media convergence, is the business comprised of an increasingly small amount of individuals and organizations that control shares of the mass media. This extensive direction in which media business ownership is changing is deemed upon as not only objectionable, but also results in damaging effects for both the economy and society. Although there is little evidence that this concentration results in harm, media ownership is…

different effects poisons, such as parathion, have on the ecosystem. Soon after being published, her book gained the attention of the American public and helped to transform their attitudes towards the environment. In the excerpt Carson advocates for the ban of parathion by describing the farmers’ use for the poison as warlike, by faulting the ignorant public, and the negligent government for the poison’s harmful environmental impact on afflicted areas. Carson describes the farmer’s use of…

times working within the public eye. Thus they must be transparent to uphold standards. Though this can have some drawbacks due malicious people wishing to slander nurses or vent there own frustrations. Behavior must also be maintained by the nurse themselves, always seeking to be life long long learners." A dedication to self-regulations and the exercise of discretionary judgement. "Other factors include how a nurse ins dressed and how they present themselves to the public. A simple but…

Resource Officer but he was filling in for another officer at the front desk/public service that day. Smith, as mentioned in my first essay, is part of the Traffic Response Unit of the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS). The Traffic Unit is always out and about- kept busy by drivers. I cannot say much action happens at the front desk beyond paper work and conversation. Constable Brian Brusse tried his best to make the public service/front desk as entertaining as he could. He explained…

been in a more public setting. He somewhat shows some awareness that his actions were wrong as he does mention that he would not have placed the pasta back in its dispenser had he been in a more formal setting, such as an actual buffet. Mr. Tawney is aware that there are social norms to abide by. While social norms may not always make the most sense, I think that it is reasonable to abide by these “unspoken rules,” that the public has seemed to unanimously agree on abiding by, in public. At…

auditor is going to enforce the standards set, and they are going to enforce all other regulations that are set in place so that the public does not get misled. My main mission will not be to find something wrong to get someone in trouble, my priority will be making sure that all regulations were met to the best knowledge of the client, and to make sure that the public will not be misled. These two chapters really helped show how someone could be tattling, or trying to convey the…

the mid 1800s, the desire for public education began to strive, as many American children were not given the oppurtunity to attend public school and learn vital information that would be crucial to their adulthood. Horace Mann, also known as “the father of American public schools,” led this movement for public education. Mann was born in 1796 and grew up with his poor family in Franklin, Massachusettes. Throughout his childhood, Mann would go to the Franklin public library, with the few…