Q Week 11 Assignment Your assignment this week is to answer all of the following questions about the 1980s. Please send me your answers via the designated link (located directly under this post within this "Assignment" section of Blackboard) by Saturday by 6:00PM. 1980 1. What scandals occurred in 1980 and what were the effects? 2. What label was given to the 80s generation? -What part did broadcasting play in this generation? 3. Describe the amount of $ spent on TV & radio advertising in 1980. 4. What were the 2 most popular shows in the 1980? 5. Who did the FCC decide to challenge and what occurred to his TV licenses? 6. What requirements and 2 offices were expelled in 1980? 1981 7. Describe the deregulatory actions that occurred in the 1st four-months of the Reagan admn. 8. What 2 stories were shown through ENG cameras? 9. What 2 news shows shaped TV drama and music? 10. What new technologies came about in 81? 1982 11. What continued attempts to capitalize on broadcasting occurred in 82? 12. What NAB guidelines fell by the wayside? 13. What show went of the air in the 80s and why? 14. Describe advertisers interests and strategies in seeking higher ratings. 1983 15. How did the FCC give broadcasters unprecedented influence on local and state elections? 16. What was "The Day After?" 17. What gender biases exist in news broadcasting and who challenged such discrimination? 1984 18. What led to cable hikes in 84? What happened to contract fees and cable access? 19. What was the 12-12-12 or "rule of 12s?" 20. To what extent did ads affect cultural consciousness? 21. What censorship of military news relevant to public information occurred in 84? 1985 22. What court decision shook the broadcasting industry in 85? 23. What did networks do to survive competition from cable? 24. What happened to the Fairness Doctrine in 86? 1987 25. Describe Mark Fowler s deregulatory actions that emerged from his infamous reign as FCC chair? 26. What protest action did Dan Rather commit in 87? 27. What were the Iran-Contra hearings? 1988 28. How did broadcasters help Reagan dart criticism? 29. Describe how the networks are guilty of altercating elections? 30. What new payola scandals erupted in 88? 1989 31. How did producers attempt to expand their businesses in 89? 32. What kind of TV programming overtook drama reflecting real-life issues? 33. What is Channel One? 34. How many hours of cable access programming was carried in 89?