Public Interest in Broadcasting: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, May 13 and 15, 1991, Volume 4 |
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Page 32 - It is the purpose of this Act, among other things, to maintain the control of the United States over all the channels of interstate and foreign radio transmission; and to provide for the use of such channels, but not the ownership thereof, by persons for limited periods of time, under licenses granted by Federal authority...
Page 108 - The choice of material to go into a newspaper, and the decisions made as to limitations on the size and content of the paper, and treatment of public issues and public officials — whether fair or unfair— constitute the exercise of editorial control and judgment.
Page 112 - I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland. You will see a procession of game shows, violence, audience participation shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons.
Page 58 - It is the right of the viewers and listeners, not the right of the broadcasters, which is paramount.
Page 107 - The presence of these risks is nothing new; the authors of the Bill of Rights accepted the reality that these risks were evils for which there was no acceptable remedy other than a spirit of moderation and a sense of responsibility — and civility — on the part of those who exercise the guaranteed freedoms of expression.
Page 159 - Thank you. (Whereupon, at 3:45 pm the subcommittee adjourned, to reconvene at the call of the Chair.) (The following material was submitted for the record:) STATEMENT OF HON.
Page 271 - Commission has made clear that in such presentation of news and comment the public interest requires that the licensee must operate on a basis of overall fairness, making his facilities available for the expression of the contrasting views of all responsible elements in the community on the various issues which arise.
Page 77 - ... public convenience, interest, or necessity" was the touchstone for the exercise of the Commission's authority. While this criterion is as concrete as the complicated factors for judgment in such a field of delegated authority permit, it serves as a supple instrument for the exercise of discretion by the expert body which Congress has charged to carry out its legislative policy.
Page 59 - There is no sanctuary in the First Amendment for unlimited private censorship operating in a medium not open to all.
Page 189 - Mr. Chairman, I commend you for holding this hearing, and I look forward to the testimony of...