| Edition |
First Threshold Editions hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 301 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (283-301). |
| Contents |
Foreward / Sean Hannity -- Preface / Greg Walden -- Introduction: us vs. them -- Talk radio in jeopardy: at what price free speech? -- The first amendment: yesterday and today -- The Fairness Doctrine: what it means for you -- The Bingaman bombshell: a call for censorship -- Hush Rush: Limbaugh sounds off -- Radio hosts tee off: the perfect firestorm -- The Lilliputians: Savage calls censors little people -- Silence: rumor has it more-balanced talk could have prevented the war -- Dingy Harry: Reid gets it wrong -- Censorship by Congress: legislative efforts exposed -- Obama weighs in: our new president's history of censorship -- That's entertainment!: why conservative talk radio works (and liberal talk doesn't) -- A liberal rejects censorship: Alan Colmes just says "No!" -- The gospel according to radio: the impact on Christian broadcasting -- Bias!: talk radio as a balance to mainstream media -- The birth of talk radio: the origins of conservative talk -- Constitution Day: a celebration of personal freedom -- Congress weighs in: legislation for and against censorship -- The digital explosion: how the Internet makes the Fairness Doctrine obsolete -- Fair & balanced: should it be legislated? -- Grassroots intimidation: backdoor tactics -- The myth: the need for balance in broadcasting -- Hometown radio: local vs. big media -- "Good morning, Vietnam!": free speech on Armed Forces Radio -- The speech police: liberal activist groups force fairness -- The left-wing smear machine: conservative talk fights back -- Is America next?: Canadian free speech squelched -- The speech terrorists: conservative talk vs. radical Islam -- The Obama Doctrine: the united church of fairness -- The "Fairness" Communications Commission: how the FCC will censor -- Radio fights back: radio managers take a stand -- Censors in action: radio hosts silenced -- What would the great communicator say?: Michael Reagan speaks out -- Censorship: don't let it happen again!. |
| Subject |
Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting) -- United States.
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Radio talk shows -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Radio -- Censorship -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781439154427 alkaline paper $24.00 |
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1439154422 alkaline paper $24.00 |
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