- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- The fairness doctrine and access into the media: an assessment and implications for citizens participation
- Creator:
- Bryant, Andretta C.
- Date of Original:
- 1979-06-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The primary intent of this thesis is to historically discuss the fairness doctrine and the notice of 'access' into the electronic media. An effort has been made to point out the limitations facing black and poor people in trying to gain access into the media. The 'media,' especially the electronic media, plays an important role in contemporary American society via its function as a means of social control. It is the primary means by which ideas are transmitted into the society. Therefore, its use or misuse constitutes a vital methodology for the shaping of the collective will of the society. This has obvious limitations in terms of black and disadvantaged people in society. The notion of 'access' into the electronic media or the ability to utilize the potential of the media for specific purposes is established, theoretically, in the Supreme Court interpretation of the law and in the legislative policy of the Federal Communications Commission. However, these prescribed notions are limited in fact. Therefore, it appears that the vital need to be able to communicate, present points of view and to ultimately exercise some control over their own destinies is denied black and disadvantaged people; not on the basis of law or policy, but in fact owing to the very restrictive monopolistic nature of the media market and the failure of the government regulatory agency to promote decision-making policies on behalf of the public. The main sources of information were articles dealing specifically with the fairness doctrine and access into Broadcasting and Access magazines. Also, a number of court cases and public documents were used for the presentation of this thesis, as well as a variety of secondary information and unpublished materials.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1977_bryant_andretta_c
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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