| The Indecency Battles |
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News
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AP, "Court leaves FCC 'fleeting expletives' rules in place"
04/28/2009
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| "AP, "Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine"
07/21/2008
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| AP, "Justice Department sues to collect indecency fines from Fox "
04/07/2008
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| Poynteronline, "FCC Fines 52 TV Stations for Airing "NYPD Blue" Episode"
01/28/2008
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| AP, "2nd Circuit: FCC's policy on accidental expletives is arbitrary"
06/05/2007
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| AP, "Family wants radio station off air after water-contest death"
01/23/2007
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| AP, "2nd Circuit takes up broadcast-indecency case"
12/19/2006
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| AP, "FCC drops 2, keeps 2 obscenity charges against TV shows "
11/07/2006
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| AP, "2nd Circuit halts enforcement of tougher FCC indecency rules"
09/08/2006
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| AP, "Bush signs broadcast-decency law"
06/16/2006
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| AP, "Senate approves 10-fold increase for TV, radio indecency fines"
05/23/2006
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| AP, "FCC proposes $3.9 million in fines for indecent TV programming"
03/16/2006
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| National Journal, "FCC Report: 'A La Carte' Cable TV Could Cut Costs For Consumers"
02/14/2006
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| FMQB, "FCC Takes Action on Indecency"
01/24/2006
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| AP, "Cable industry to offer more family friendly options"
12/12/2005
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| AP, "FCC chief to cable, satellite TV: Clean up your act or else"
11/30/2005
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| AP, "'Monday Night Football' intro not indecent, FCC rules"
03/15/2005
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| AP, "Indecency complaint leads to limit on blind broadcast service"
03/03/2005
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| AP, "Republicans urge satellite, cable indecency rules"
03/02/2005
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| AP, "Move to raise indecency fines fails"
10/11/2004
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| Corey Deitz, "Clear Channel Fires Little Rock Classic Rock Morning Host Tommy Smith"
07/22/2004
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| AP, "CBS would fight any Super Bowl fines"
07/19/2004
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| AP, "Howard Stern show expands to 9 new markets"
07/01/2004
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| Reuters, "Janet Jackson Breast Flash May Get $550,000 Fine"
06/30/2004
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| AP, "Senate OKs higher fines for indecency"
06/24/2004
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| AP, "Clear Channel to pay record $1.75 million to settle indecency claims"
06/10/2004
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| Jacques Steinberg, "Eye on F.C.C., TV and Radio Watch Words," N.Y.T.
05/10/2004
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| AP, "Judge tosses claim Super Bowl show was falsely advertised"
05/03/2004
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| Ray Richmond, "FCC indecency has Bochco in 'Blue' mood" (Hollywood Reporter)
04/27/2004
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| "US major broadcasters petition against tough indecency crackdown"
04/20/2004
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| AP, "Media firms, artists ask FCC to reconsider F-word ruling"
04/20/2004
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| Chris Baker, "FCC leader to stay tuned to racy soaps," Washington Times
04/02/2004
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| AP, "Broadcasters to consider code of conduct"
04/01/2004
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| AP, "A closer look at broadcast indecency"
03/23/2004
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| Dick Kreck, "Broadcasters jumpy about FCC scrutiny"
03/22/2004
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| AP, "Clear Channel Suspends Radio Show Hosts"
03/22/2004
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| CBS, "Poll: Janet's Revelation No Crime"
03/21/2004
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| John Mainelli, "Stern: Oprah Talks Dirtier"
03/20/2004
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| UPI, "Election year decency?"
03/19/2004
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| FMBQ, "Infinity, Clear Channel Fined In Thursday's FCC Volley"
03/19/2004
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| FMBQ, "Content Behind Stern Fine? "Blumpkins" and "Balloon Knots"
03/19/2004
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| AP, "FCC to broadcasters: F-word out of bounds"
03/19/2004
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| US Newswire, "Indecency on the Air: Shock-Radio Jock Howard Stern Remains 'King of All Fines,' Says Center for Public Integrity"
03/18/2004
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| AP, "FCC cites Howard Stern, Bono for indecency"
03/18/2004
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| AP, "Carlin responds to indecency uproar -- with more than seven words"
03/15/2004
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| AP, "House panel votes for higher indecency fines"
03/04/2004
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| NBC, "Exec Criticizes Stern Before Lawmakers"
02/26/2004
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| AP, "FCC chief calls Super Bowl show 'new low'"
02/11/2004
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| Frank Ahrens & Lisa de Moraes, "FCC Is Investigating Super Bowl Show"
02/03/2004
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| AP, "FCC proposes record fine for indecency"
01/28/2004
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| AP, "FCC chairman calls for bigger fines for broadcast indecency"
01/15/2004
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| AP, "Congressman proposes banning 8 crude words from airwaves"
12/16/2003
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| AP, "FCC proposes fines for shock jocks' sex segments"
10/03/2003
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| AP, "FCC: Howard Stern's show is 'bona fide news interview' program"
09/10/2003
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| AP, "Shock jocks pulled off air as FCC considers sanctions against station"
08/21/2002
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| "Court avoids dirty words during TV indecency hearing" (11/05/08)
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Commentary
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Gene Policinski, "Censorship in the name of decency?"
09/05/2006
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| Paul McMasters, "Racy downloads become more daring -- and portable"
12/04/2005
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| Editorial, "Media subject to ‘indecent’ regulations"
03/22/2004
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| Paul M. Weyrich, "Culture fight could endanger freedoms"
03/22/2004
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| James Sullivan, "Standards of indecency: After Janet's flash, FCC clamping down, but what is indecent, and who is deciding?"
03/21/2004
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| Peter Ames Carlin, "Sure, Howard Stern's and Janet Jackson’s antics made us mad, but . . . "
03/21/2004
(Oregonian) | |
| Marjorie Heins, "What is the Fuss About Janet Jackson's Breast?"
03/21/2004
(The Free Expression Policy Project) | |
| Kathleen Parker, "The freedom of not hearing Howard Stern"
03/17/2004
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| Congressman Ron Paul, "An Indecent Attack on the First Amendment"
03/10/2004
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| Ken Paulson, "Flashpoint: Janet Jackson and government regulation of TV"
02/26/2004
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| Michael Dorf, "Does the First Amendment Protect Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake?"
02/04/2004
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| Janeane Garofalo 'Speaking Freely' transcript (Ken Paulson interview with Janeane Garofalo)
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| Paul McMasters, "FCC to TV viewers: Watch what we say" (04/09/06)
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| Julie Hilden, "The Fight Over "Fleeting Expletives": How A Grant of Supreme Court Review May Lead to Expanded FCC Power and Reduced First Amendment Rights for Broadcasters" (03/31/2008
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