supreme court

Burriss on Media: Get it Right!

Dr. Larry Burriss — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:42:08 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BURRISS) -- If you’re looking for a lesson in how not to do journalism, last week’s Supreme Court decision on health care provides a number of lessons.

Reaction in Tennessee to Health Care Ruling

AP/WMOT — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:20:26 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reaction in Tennessee to Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act has been strong if somewhat predictable.

Within hours of the decision’s announcement, Governor Haslam had recorded and uploaded his reaction to YouTube.

Burriss on Media: FCC & Indecency

Mike Osborne — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:45:47 +0000

So, after the latest Supreme Court ruling about indecency, broadcast stations can do anything they want, right? Wrong.

MTSU Prof. Weighs in on Supreme Court Obscenity Ruling

AP/WMOT — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:48:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP/WMOT) — A Middle Tennessee professor who specializes in free-speech issues says television stations will likely be minding their manners for a while as a result of a Supreme Court ruling on indecency.

Burriss on Media: SCOUS News

Dr. Larry Burriss — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:59:05 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BURRISS) -- The recent Supreme Court arguments regarding the health care lawsuits have sparked numerous calls for a more open court, specifically real-time, or at a minimum, delayed video coverage. But there is apparently some misunderstanding about what anyone actually can, and can’t do relative to news about the court.

Tenn. Based CMDA Pans Obama Health Care Law

AP/WMOT — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:22:09 +0000

BRISTOL, Tenn (AP/WMOT) — The Supreme Court’s deliberations on the president’s health care reform continue to day and the head of the Tennessee based Christian Medical Association is weighing in on the issue.

Dr. David Stevens says the country desperately needs health care reform, but believes the president’s measure is flawed. He fears the Affordable Care Act may bankrupt the country.

Burriss on Media: Supreme Court TV

Mike Osborne — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:21:57 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BURRISS) -- The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, perhaps the most far-reaching piece of legislation in decades. You’ll be able to read about the oral arguments, and you’ll be able to hear the audio. But what you won’t get is the chance to see the justices or the attorneys make their arguments.

Burriss on Media: Sullivan & Murrow

Dr. Larry Burriss — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:49:38 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- This Friday, March 9th, marks an unusual coincidence in anniversaries and significant dates in the media. In 1954 on this date, C-B-S news reporter Edward R. Murrow aired his famous Joseph McCarthy broadcast. And 10 years later, in 1964, also on March 9th, the U.S. Supreme Court limited the power of government officials to sue newspapers for defamatory statements made in the heat of public debate.