View How the Web Lures Children Into Pornography. Katie Couric interviews Justin Berry, a former Internet child porn star, and Kurt Eichenwald of the New York Times. Berry has testified before Congress to make the country aware of how children are lured into pornography on the Internet. Berry says that since kids often know more about technology than their parents do, it is not difficult for lonely, alienated kids to hide this activity. How can further abuse of children in this manner be prevented, while still keeping the Internet accessible for the public? In what ways do the differences in knowledge of media and technology separate you from your parents and other adults in your life?
View Yahoo! Caught in the Web Jerry Wang, Yahoo! Chief Exec. Officer and co-founder apologized before Congress for giving the Chinese government information that led to the torture and imprisonment of two Chinese journalists. After anonymous letters were sent on Yahoo!, exposing the Chinese government's plan to regulate state media coverage of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, Chinese officials asked Yahoo! for the identity and e-mails of the journalists. Yahoo!, handed over the information. It has been said that the Chinese government believes that American business will cooperate with any of their demands, to continue to profit from the 1.3 billion consumers in China. What happens when American media outlets sell their wares in other countries with different legal standards, and different degrees of commitment to human and civil rights? Was it ethical for Yahoo!, and American company which maintains the anonymity of its customers in the U.S., to breech that standard for Chinese consumers? Write a few paragraphs about whether American companies doing business in other countries should maintain American standards for civil and human rights in those places.
View track 5, The Challenge of the Internet. Members of the magazine, newspaper, television and radio industries discuss the threats and benefits of the Internet. What shared benefits does the Internet provide to each industry? Which medium is most vulnerable to Internet competition?
View track 5.2, Issues: Reaching an Audience. Which age group uses the Internet most? How do the various media lure this audience to their product? Describe how each medium uniquely uses the Internet to their advantage.
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