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FCC to police news media, question reporters in wide-ranging content survey
Tim Cavanaugh dailycaller.com The Federal Communications Commission is planning a broad probe of political speech across media platforms, an unprecedented move that raises serious First Amendment concerns. The FCC’s proposed “Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs,” which is set to begin a field test in a single market with an eye toward a comprehensive study in 2014, would collect a remarkably wide range of information on demographics, point of view, news topic selection, management style and other factors in news organizations both in and out of the FCC’s traditional purview. The airwaves regulator would also subject news producers in all media to invasive questioning about their work and content. A methodology [pdf] worked up by Silver Spring, Maryland-based Social Solutions International (SSI) says that in addition to its general evaluation of news content, the survey will include a “qualitative component” featuring interrogations of news organization owners, management and employees. Among the questions federal contractors will be asking of private media companies: For media owners: “What is the news philosophy of the station?” For editors, producers and managers: “Do you have any reporters or editors assigned to topic ‘beats’? If so how many and what are the beats?” “Who decides which stories are covered?” For reporters: “Have you ever suggested coverage of what you consider a story with critical information for your customers (viewers, listeners, readers) that was rejected by management?” (Followup questions ask the reporter to speculate on why a particular story was spiked.) to read more click here: dailycaller.com
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