Visit the website of a major media outlet and examine the coverage of this year’s local, state, or national election. Compare and contrast the coverage of different candidates. Then write answers to the short-response questions below. Each response should be a minimum of one paragraph.
1-Identify and describe important laws that relate to different aspects of the media.
2-Explain the effects of the Privacy Act, Section 315, the Fairness Doctrine, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on media outlets and audiences.
2-Using information gathered from the media website, do you think there was equal coverage of candidates during the recent election? Why or why not? How do you think this balance would have differed if Section 315 were not in existence?
