The Good Guys, the Bad Guys, and the First Amendment: Free Speech Vs. Fairness in Broadcasting, Volume 10Can the Fairness Doctrine and the First Amendment coexist? Do the regulatory powers of the Federal Communications Commission constitute government censorship, endangering our eroding freedoms by setting up a kind of Big Brother as editor? How should-and how can-a democratic nation properly balance the conflicting rights of a free press, the public right to hear robust, uncensored debate on the airwaves, and the individual's right to be heard?--from dust jacket, inside front cover. |
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McPherson to Red Lion | 12 |
Conversation in the Fish Room | 32 |
The Race to the Circuits | 43 |
Copyright | |
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