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Critical Media Studies: An Introduction (2nd edition)
Study Guide (Chapter 4)
4. Pragmatic Analysis
Pragmatism: An Overview
William James
Habit
John Dewey
Meliorism
Richard Rorty
Ironism
Relativism
Pragmatic Approach to Media Regulation
Consequences and contingencies
Issues in regulation
Combating monopoly
Syndication
The “Fin-Syn” Rules
Protecting intellectual property
Copyright
DRM
Maintaining national interest
Encryption
Censorship
Promoting diversity
Fairness Doctrine
Equal Time Rule
Managing morality
Obscenity
Profanity
Indecency
Ensuring accuracy
Defamation
Code of ethics
Violence in the Media: A Case Study
Representational modes
Historical/reflective
Ritualistic/gore
Hyper-real/stylized
Social effects of media violence
Aggressor
Disinhibition
Enculturation
Imitation
Victim
Mainstreaming
Bystander
Desensitization
Catharsis
Mitigating factors
Situational-environmental
Individual
