Broadcast Media

Lebanese Information Minister Urges Self-Censorship as Draft Media Law Languishes in Parliamentx

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Lebanon Press Club, Journalists, Bloggers Activists, Press Laws, Lebanon, Media, Beirut, Broadcast Media, Social Media, Information Ministry, Higher Press Council, Lebanonese Press Federation, Blogs, Internet, Radio, Lebanese Transparency Association and American Bar Association, Lebanese Journalists Union, Lebanese American University, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanon's information minister wants the media to exercise self-censorship to promote stability in a highly sectarian and politicized country despite ...

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What the !#$@%*?: Will the Rise of Spanish Redefine Indecency?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Insults, Broadcasting, Latinos, Latino, Ranchera, Univision, Broadcast Indecency, English, Hispanic, Bilingual, Spanish, Bilingualism, Hispanics, Cussing, Obscenity, Broadcast Media, Indecency, Broadcast TV, English Language, Vulgarity, Multilingualism, Fcc, Multilingual, Spanish Language, Federal Communications Commission, Bleep, Los Angeles Times, Spanish Broadcasting, Liz Lemon, Sue Sylvester, Swearing, Media News
Daniel Cubias

It stands to reason that as America grows more multilingual, we'll hear more Spanish on the airwaves. And some of that Spanish will be of the naughty variety.

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Men: Are You Offended by the New Radio Frankness?

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 07.11.2011

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Martha Rosenberg

"Are Your Toenails Yellow And Ugly?" "Are Your Teeth Broken and Missing?" "Do You Suffer From Bladder Incontinence?" Ads normally buried in the back of "personal care" catalogs are front and center on the radio.

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Egypt Deep-Sixes Information Ministry

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Print Media, Egypt, Abdel Latif Minawi, Al Azhar University, Social Media, Agence France-Presse, Cairo, Tahrir Square, Hosni Mubarak, Ahmad Shafiq, Ministry of Information, Higher Press Council, Radio and Television Union, Safwat Al Sherif, Broadcast Media, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

It was long overdue. The government body known derisively as Egypt's Ministry of Disinformation has ceased to exist. The country's new interim cabin...

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2010 Press Freedom Index (PHOTOS): Reporters Without Borders Survey Results

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Reporters Without Borders, Print Media, Freedom of the Press, 2010 Press Freedom Index, Journalism, Media, Slidepollajax, European Union, Press Freedom, Finland, Broadcast Media, Newspapers, Reporters, World News

Northern Europe remains a beacon for journalists around the world, with its countries firmly ranked in the top five nations providing the highest leve...

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Egypt Journalists Decry Media Crackdown

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Print Media, Journalism, Television, BROADCAST JOURNALISM, Egypt Journalists Union, Broadcast Media, Egyptian Media, TV Networks, Omar Suleiman, World News

CAIRO — The Egyptian Journalists' Union has accused the government of cracking down on media critical of authorities after two popular talk show...

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Tom Fenton's Junk News: The Failure of the Media in the 21st Century

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Junk News, Death of Newspapers, Bbc, Tom Fenton, Journalism, Reporting Standards, Broadcast Media, Rcc, Books News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Junk News: The Failure of the Media in the 21st Century is a gem that makes compelling arguments about what may need to happen to save newspapers and broadcast media.

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The Power and Responsibility of our Nation's Broadcasters

Tim Robbins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Association of Broadcasters, Broadcasting, Television, Clear Channel, Radio, The Fairness Doctrine, Tv, Tim Robbins, Broadcast Media, Politics News
Tim Robbins

Broadcasters have the power to turn this nation away from the hatred and the divisive dialogue that has rendered such a corrosive effect on our body politic.

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