User:Tstaudt

About Me
I am a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, and an MA student at Michigan State.

TC 850
Edits were made to Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Topic For Final Project
Concentration of Media Ownership

Resources: 1) Telecomm Act of 1996 2) Telecomm Act of 1934 3) FCC regulations page 4) SEC information on media companies 5) 2003 L. Rev. M.S.U.-D.C.L. 671 (2003) Regulatory Reform: The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the FCC Media Ownership Rules; Owen, Bruce M. 6)The Political Economy of International Communications Foundations for the Emerging Global Debate about Media Ownership and Regulation Robert W. McChesney and Dan Schiller-- UN Research Institute for Social Development 7)26 J.L. & Econ. 635 (1983) Daily Newspaper Advertising Rates, Local Media Cross-Ownership, Newspaper Chains, and Media Competition; Ferguson, James M.

Feedback from Johannes M. Bauer
Tom, this is an interesting but very broad topic. Also, there is already a fairly extensive Wikipedia entry on this topic (titled "Concentration of media ownership") that covers the policy issues and US policy, although only until 2007. That existing article could be updated but that would be less than a full term project load. One option would be to update the existing article and to add additional sections on one or two aspects of the discussion (e.g., localism, which would tie-in with an article on "community radio"). Another option is to pick a somewhat different topic (e.g., concentration in online media). Readings that would complement either topic are: Noam, Eli M., Media ownership and concentration in America, Oxford University Press, 2009. Napoli, Philip M., Foundations of communications policy: principles and process in the regulation of electronic media, Hampton Press, 2001. Let me know how you would like to proceed! --JMBauer (talk) 20:34, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Edits
Edits were made to Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act ("911 Act")

Reply to Professor Bauer
Professor, I see what you are saying with regards to the fullness of the Wikipedia article on Media Ownership. Therefore, spinning off of that, I will focus on Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC, the case and ramifications. Tstaudt (talk) 22:25, 29 March 2011 (UTC)