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...applies to the use of profanity." Joe Roth, Academy Awards producer, on whether a five-second delay in the broadcast will be used to censor political statements made by winners...
...cases of sexual assaults, these delays could potentially be dangerous,” she wrote to the Mather-open list on Jan. 14. “I find the delay unacceptable and irresponsible...
Furthermore, the laws that govern these television broadcasts are ludicrous in their arbitrary application—to the point of absurdity. The traditional few-second delay of live performances allows for only verbal indiscretions to be deleted, while more flagrant displays of inappropriate behavior are left for public consumption. As for the words deleted, the determination of what can and cannot be said (and when) on network television is bound by complicated legal codes. Due to this strange condition, for last week’s Grammy Awards telecast, CBS employed an astounding 5-minute video delay to preempt...
Though Bartley accused the University administration of “dragging its feet,” Harvard administrators said the delay is a result of a low turnover rate among custodians...
...with the resignation of 130 reformist parliament members in protest. After attempting to mediate a compromise, Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei came down firmly on the side of the conservatives. Calling reformists "ignorant people" who parroted "the enemies of this nation," he sternly refused to reverse the disqualifications or delay the balloting "even by one day." Iran's conservatives are now expected to sweep back into parliament, four years after losing control of the 290-seat assembly to supporters of reformist President Mohammed Khatami. That, in turn, would set the stage for a possible conservative victory in next year...