Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Deregulation of Broadcast Industries

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Deregulation of Broadcast Industries
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Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Deregulation of Broadcast Industries
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) was mandated to regulate the broadcast media due to its increasing power and control over American culture and the flow of information. With such control and power, broadcast media is prone to misuse primarily due to the enormous investments and funds available to the media owners in the country. Therefore, the FCC should not wholly deregulate the industry but rather tighten the rules on misleading information presented by such media.
Advertising may be termed as the leading source of income for a majority of broadcast media. With a majority of the media houses being run for profit, advertising may be misrepresented to audiences, thus eliciting mixed reviews on issues of public interest. With the general public unable to differentiat...