4.29.13 Adam's night out = press covers for Trevor Project!
Apr 30, 2013 15:29:01 GMT -5
Post by Craazyforadam on Apr 30, 2013 15:29:01 GMT -5
Rihannsu, you are of course right, the radio stations themselves are not publicly financed, with a few exceptions.
They are regulated by a federal commission, but not funded federally. It's interesting, because:
'The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151) is to "make available so far as possible,
to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid,
efficient, Nation-wide,....'
So, when it comes to the availability side, non-discrimination is clearly a goal.
The content, obviously, should be free of government mingling and free speech is important to everyone, me included. Yet it is of course driven by the direction set by the owners of the respective companies, so it is less free than we all believe it to be. Discrimination does not seem to be of major concern by those presently delivering radio content at the moment. It is not a public topic.
My point was that there is an unawareness in the public as to the extent of one-sided music delivery and underlying patterns of discrimination that has resulted from the radio landscape as we find it right now. People are aware that news broadcast and talk shows represent the viewpoint of the organization (i.e. NBC more liberal, Fox more conservative, etc). But that music selection is as discriminatory as it is, is imo not understood by the public.
They are regulated by a federal commission, but not funded federally. It's interesting, because:
'The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151) is to "make available so far as possible,
to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid,
efficient, Nation-wide,....'
So, when it comes to the availability side, non-discrimination is clearly a goal.
The content, obviously, should be free of government mingling and free speech is important to everyone, me included. Yet it is of course driven by the direction set by the owners of the respective companies, so it is less free than we all believe it to be. Discrimination does not seem to be of major concern by those presently delivering radio content at the moment. It is not a public topic.
My point was that there is an unawareness in the public as to the extent of one-sided music delivery and underlying patterns of discrimination that has resulted from the radio landscape as we find it right now. People are aware that news broadcast and talk shows represent the viewpoint of the organization (i.e. NBC more liberal, Fox more conservative, etc). But that music selection is as discriminatory as it is, is imo not understood by the public.