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6. MANDATORY LICENSING AND UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

No licenses or degrees are required to own newspapers or to work as reporters in broadcast or print journalism.

Government authorization is required to own electronic mass media. A prospective television station owner must first obtain a license from the Federal Communications Commission.




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