Media Minutes: March 4, 2005

By Anonymous (not verified) , 4 March, 2005
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John Anderson

A weekly review of news at the intersection of media and democracy.

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In this week's program: Newly-installed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ranks a crusade on porn equivalent to the war on terror, while Congress looks to beef up the FCC's jurisdiction and muscle with regard to indecency issues. The Supreme Court hears a landmark case later this month that pits record labels and movie studios against file sharing services and free speech advocates. BellSouth threatens a city with a loss of jobs if it continues to implement a community internet project. And a Fast Fact: marinating children's brains in advertising.

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