Focus (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 24, 2008
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The Supreme Court will have to weigh whether the FCC's policy on expletives will have a chilling effect on political or artistic messages, writes John Stephens. - Focus Column
FOCUS COLUMN
By John Stephens The U.S. Supreme Court has tuned in to the battle between the Federal Communications Commission and the networks over profanity on television. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, five networks have stood up to the FCC, whose recent tightening of regulations has been compared to "a Victorian crusade" by former FCC officials. The court will evaluate the FCC's policy that even a one-time utterance of an obs...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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