(FCC's) Copps calls for "public value test" for American media

Broadcasting & Cable ^ | December 1, 2010 | John Eggerton

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Saying there has recently been no oversight of the media, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps plans to tell a Columbia School of Journalism audience that American journalism was in "its hour of grave peril."

That is according to an interview with BBC World News America.

The interviewer described the statement as a "pretty serious condemnation." "It's a pretty serious situation. I think the American media has a bad case of substance abuse right now," Copps replied, giving new meaning to the term "news junkie."

"We are not producing the body of news and information Democracy needs to conduct its civil dialog," he said, adding that American media is not producing as much news as five or ten years ago. "We have to reverse that trend or I think we are going to be pretty close to denying our citizens the essential news and information that they need."

In the speech, Copps calls for a "public value test" for the media, which the interviewer suggested raised the spectre of excessive government control of information. "One person's public value is not anothers," she said.

He said the value he was talking about was whether or not the media, he was talking specifically about broadcasters, were producing more news, or using more resouces or seeking input from their "community of license" about what kind of programming they want.

Copps has long argued for reviving the requirement that broadcaster actively ascertain community needs and program to those needs. Broadcasters have argued that programming to their audience is part of the DNA of their ad-supported business.

The FCC is currently conducting a review of the state of community media with an eye toward recommendations for strengthening it.

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Copps' version of 1984.

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[unixfox]

"We are not producing the body of news and information Democracy needs to conduct its civil dialog,"

I didn't know it was ther job to PRODUCE news. Typical RAT/MARXIST propogandist.

Friggin bastards should be tarred and feathered.

[screaminsunshine]

Gestapo.

[Huebolt]

Copps' version of 1984.

Sounds like that old definition of pornography changed up a little:

I can't define "good public value journalism", but I know it when I see it.

censorship and thought-police.

guillotine the mofo'...

[BunnySlippers]

I didn't know it was ther job to PRODUCE news.

And we have a thousand times more access to "reportage" of real news than ever in the history of man via the internet. This guy is looking for trouble.

[EGPWS]

"We are not producing the body of news and information Democracy needs to conduct its civil dialog," he said,...

Speechless, I'm just speechless...

[EGPWS]

Friggin bastards should be tarred and feathered.

You carry the tar and feathers, I'll walk point.

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What this does is show how long the MSM has been in the tank for the Establishment. Copps wants it to go back “like it used to be.”

What does that tell you?

[piytar]

“Saying there has recently been no oversight of the media, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps”

Hey Copps, you dolt, ever heard of the FIRST FREAKING AMENDMENT?!?!!!

[Uncle Miltie]

Just another Leftist Censor.

[Never on my watch]

Speechless, I'm just speechless...

That is exactly the goal of this administration.

But I agree. When someone says something sooo outrageous like this, as if it is an objective fact, it is hard to get the dropped jaw back in place to form words.

[Catsrus]

Just who gets to decide which values are important and which ones aren’t? I think we all know the answer to that.

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[TigersEye]

(FCC's) Copps calls for "public value test" for American media

We have a test in place that operates 24/7. It's called 'ratings.'

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Time for the government to license "journalists" and hold them to strict standards of what they can say and what they can't, and who they can and can't say it about.

For the children.

[GenXteacher]

In other news, the FCC becomes the official organ for government “information”...details at 11, comrade.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

seeking input from their "community of license" about what kind of programming they want.

IOW, asking the residents of Harlem if they approve of WABC-AM broadcasting Rush Limbaugh.

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Orwell called it the Ministry of Truth.