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The limits of free speech protections in American broadcasting

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is displeased with a broadcast network. He makes his displeasure clear in public speeches, interviews and congressional testimony.

The Conversation

60 Years Ago, Ayn Rand Denounced FCC Censorship. Brendan Carr Should Listen.

In her 1962 essay "Have Gun, Will Nudge," Rand explained exactly how the public interest standard would lead to censorship.

Reason

Newton Minow’s Lasting Legacy

He should be remembered for more than the ‘vast wasteland’ remark

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Biden, Yellen Won't Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional

Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the "vast wasteland" speech, and more…

Reason

Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow Dies

Besides his infamous 'vast wasteland' remarks, Minow also championed UHF, satellite communications

TV Tech

TV Fan and Critic Newton Minow Dies at 97

Iconic former FCC chair was public broadcasting pioneer and approved pay TV testing

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Newton Minow, ex-FCC chief who famously proclaimed that network television was a ‘vast wasteland,’ dies at 97

Minow, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, died Saturday at home in Chicago, surrounded by loved ones, his daughter said.

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Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97

Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast wasteland," died on Saturday.

WEKU

Martha Minow is the new chair of the MacArthur Foundation — some of her first work was as a Chicago copy clerk

CHICAGO — On the March morning she officially became the chair of the board of directors of the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation, Martha Minow sat on a couch in the handsomely appointed apartment of her father and remembered the past.

Chicago Tribune

Josephine ‘Jo’ Baskin Minow, Chicago philanthropist and political influencer, dies at 95

Josephine "Jo" Baskin Minow left her mark on the city’s cultural institutions and took pride in her years of advocacy work during her "lifetime love affair with Chicago," her family said.

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