When Law and Social Science Go Hand in Glove -- Usage and Importance of Local and National News Sources: Critical Questions and Answers for Media Market Analysis (Working Paper)

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Mark Cooper
Topic(s) of work:
Television

Abstract

This paper shows that, contrary to Chairman Powell’s claim that the Court decision “sets near impossible standards for justifying bright-line ownership limits,” the Court has presented a highly refined road map for charting the media landscape. It presents the results of a survey conducted about six months prior to the Court ruling that was intended to highlight the methodological and conceptual flaws in the FCC analysis, the very flaws that the Court ultimately noted.

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