http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/18261/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/broadcaster-wants-freedom <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/martha-zoller">Martha Zoller</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     On my desk is a book of the hundred greatest political speeches in American history. I am always struck by how harsh they were. The speeches were rough-and-tumble and politically incorrect by today’s standards. </p> <br /> <p >     In those days, candidates could react to criticism and tailor their speeches to the audience. If a speech was reprinted in a newspaper, it would take weeks to publish and even longer for the words to be picked up across the country. In addition, newspapers acted autonomously and had very little interaction or accountability for what they wrote. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/commentary/broadcaster-wants-freedom" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Commentary MRC Business broadcaster broadcasting congress conservative doctrine equaltime fairness freedom liberal radio talk Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:39:44 +0000 admin 29723 at http://archive2.mrc.org