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Essential Viewpoints

Essential Viewpoints examines critical debates occurring today, including the legislation that has shaped the issue as well as the numerous sides of each argument.

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Biographies, historic events, and current debates are all an essential part of the curriculum. Readers can meet these needs with the Essential Library. The Essential Library ...

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Overview

Essential Viewpoints

Essential Viewpoints examines critical debates occurring today, including the legislation that has shaped the issue as well as the numerous sides of each argument.

Essential Library

Biographies, historic events, and current debates are all an essential part of the curriculum. Readers can meet these needs with the Essential Library. The Essential Library is a well-researched, well-written, and beautifully designed imprint created specifically for the middle school reader.

The Essential Library offers tremendous research tools:

Primary research and sources

Maps, color images, and historic documents

Timelines

Essential Facts-an overview of each topic

Selected Bibliography

Further Reading

Web sites-to expand research

Contact Information

Glossaries

Source notes by chapter

Index

Author Biography

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781604535341
  • Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 9/1/2009
  • Series: Essential Viewpoints Set 4 Series
  • Format: Library Binding
  • Pages: 112
  • Age range: 12 - 15 Years
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Media Consolidation 6

Chapter 2 Communications Law 18

Chapter 3 The Federal Communications Commission 26

Chapter 4 Other Countries 34

Chapter 5 Diversification 46

Chapter 6 Public Responsibility 58

Chapter 7 Avoiding Conflicts of Interest 66

Chapter 8 Media and Sports 74

Chapter 9 The Internet Era 82

Chapter 10 The Future 88

Timeline 96

Essential Facts 100

Additional Resources 102

Glossary 104

Source Notes 106

Index 110

About the Author 112

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