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CensorshipBrian Jennings

Censorship

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Freedom of speech. It is our most cherished privilege as Americans, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution since 1791. But our current presidential administration threatens to sharply curtail or silence altogether the freedom of expression that distinguishes America from the average dictatorship. What is under direct attack? Conservative talk radio. During the Reagan administration, conservative talk radio burgeoned when the FCC voted to stop enforcing the Fairness Doctrine, which required all licensed broadcasters to present "balanced" viewpoints on controversial issues.…

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3 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2009
    Threshold · 301 pages · 9781439154427
  • Other · English · 2010
    Threshold Editions · 9781439172896
  • Other · English · 2009
    Simon & Schuster, Limited · 9781439168165
Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting)Radio talk showsRadioLaw and legislationCensorshipRadio, law and legislation