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 Brian Jennings Threshold Editions From A Press Release Book Description Brian Jennings' CENSORSHIP: THE THREAT TO SILENCE TALK RADIO provides a history and context for what is sure to be a new battleground in the culture wars. Freedom of speech. It is our most cherished privilege as Americans, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution since 1791. But at the dawn of a new presidential administration, an epic battle is looming-a battle for our airwaves that could sharply curtail or silence altogether the freedom of expression that distinguishes America from the average dictatorship. The target of this battle is conservative talk radio. If key Democrats have their way, the principles of the Federal Communications Commission's Fairness Doctrine will once again be enforced and allow government to control the content heard on free radio, a mandate that will have far-reaching implications for all media. During the Reagan administration the FCC voted to stop enforcing the Fairness Doctrine, which required all licensed broadcasters to present "balanced" viewpoints on controversial issues. Conservative talk radio burgeoned and the format was a smash hit-resonating with listeners from coast to coast and giving a powerful voice to the conservative movement. Soon such programming, attracting an estimated 50 million viewers weekly, dominated the airwaves where liberal talk radio failed. Popular, profitable, outspoken, powerful, influential-it's what the American people wanted, and its success was the Democrats' worst nightmare. Now, the principles of the Fairness Doctrine threaten to be reinstated-if not directly, then through back-door tactics involving ownership of stations. Under cover of being "fair," they will prove to be anything but: they will be used as a means of censorship by those with contempt for conservative talk radio. Brian Jennings' CENSORSHIP opens the front doors for serious discussion on how, with our current Congress being firmly under Democratic control, the future of talk radio-indeed, freedom of speech for all Americans-is under direct attack. About the Author BRIAN JENNINGS is one of the nation's top talk radio programmers, having served for more than a decade as national vice president of talk programming for Citadel Broadcasting. Considered a foremost authority on talk radio and a founding father of the conservative talk format by Talkers magazine, Jennings is also a national award-winning journalist. He has been nominated five times as a national talk radio executive of the year by Radio and Records Magazine. Jennings has worked as a consultant to national personalities such as Oliver North, Michael Reagan, Alan Colmes, Dick Cavett, and others. He resides in the Pacific Northwest. Buy: Censorship: The Threat to Silence Talk Radio Return to the Dr. Laura Reading Corner |
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