what are the legal and ethical implications of FCC's regulations in the media and print industry?

Answer 1

There's ethics in the media? rofl

I concur with Stiggo629's assessment

Answer 2

Well, the legal implications are that such regulations are an infringement of free speech under the 1st Amendment -- but that such infringements are legal and not unconstitutional because they (usually) survive the constitutional scrutiny set by the courts.

Ethically -- it depends on which code of ethics apply. For journalists (extrapolating some generic standard) -- regulations often prevent them from telling the whole truth, which is bad.

From the perspective of the regulators -- they are defining their own ethics based on what they think is good and bad ("we know what's best for you"). So as long as they follow their own standards and avoid being arbitrary or hypocritical, their actions are ethical under their own rules.

Answer 3

Sounds like a pretty tough homework assignment you've got there. I wouldn't want to be the one who had to answer that. I'd certainly not want to be one who tries to get people to answer his homework in the Ethics section.