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Article
PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: President Obama on Net Neutrality

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and video report on President Obama's stance regarding net neutrality. Includes critical thinking questions.
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Website
Other

Federal Communications Commission

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page for the Federal Communications Commission provides recent headlines and links to all the individual departments.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan: Policing the Airways

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan looks at the current controversy of the FCC and making media outlets more accountable for what comes over their airways. In particular, the Super Bowl Halftime Show is discussed and looked at.
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Activity
Other

Federal Communications Commission: Organizational Charts of the Fcc

For Students 9th - 10th
Federal Communications Commission provides a chart to show how the FCC is organized.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Newton N. Minow: "Television and the Public Interest"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of the speech "Television and the Public Interest" by Newton N. Minow, from the Federal Communications Commission, delivered on May 9, 1961, at National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC.