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Peer reviewedMcMurdo, George – Journal of Information Science, 1997
Discusses the control of pornography on the Internet. Highlights include the Communications Decency Act (CDA); "Time" magazine's article on cyberporn and critiques of it; the unconstitutionality of the CDA under First Amendment protection of free speech; and non-legislative software solutions, including PICS (Platform for Internet…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Constitutional Law, Criticism, Federal Legislation
Direct linkSwan, Kathy; Hofer, Mark – Social Studies, 2006
Educating students to understand overt, subtle, and erroneous claims made by partisan advertisers is no small feat. Often students are passive consumers who need to learn how to become critical listeners, viewers, readers, and producers of all types of media. Because of this, media literacy--the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and produce…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mass Media Role, Political Campaigns, Media Literacy
