Author : Fred W. Friendly
Release : 2013-01-23
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Good Guys, the Bad Guys and the First Amendment by : Fred W. Friendly
Download or read book The Good Guys, the Bad Guys and the First Amendment written by Fred W. Friendly. This book was released on 2013-01-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike newspapers, TV and radio broadcasting is subject to government regulation in the form of the FCC and the Fairness Doctrine, which requires stations "to devote a reasonable amount of broadcast time to the discussion of controversial issues" and "to do so farily, in order to afford reasonable opportunity for opposing viewpoints." In this provocative book, Fred W. Friendly, former president of CBS News examines the complex and critical arguments both for and against the Fairness Doctrine by analyzing the legal battles it has provoked.