Word: medias
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press," he continued, the words "freedom of the press" add nothing fundamental to the words "freedom of speech." Burger found no evidence that the framers of the Constitution intended "special" or "institutional" safeguards for the press. He further maintained that "media conglomerates" were becoming indistinguishable from other large corporations by branching out into businesses unrelated to news dissemination. He specifically cited pulp mills (as in the case of the New York Times, among others) and pulp timberlands (as in the case of Time Inc., among others). In a somewhat gratuitous swipe...
Basically, Burger seemed to be saying two things: that media conglomerates are corporations and if they enjoy free speech, so should any other corporation; and that there is no basis to the argument that news organizations should enjoy "special and extraordinary privileges or status" under the First Amendment...
...MEDIA-MADE DIXIE by Jack Temple Kirby Louisiana State University Press; 203 pages...
...apartheid, and planning a peaceful rally consisting of liberal whites. Television was not allowed until 1975 because of its "unwholesome influence." It is now permitted to operate two hours per evening, once it has been fully edited by the Publications Control Board, which has jurisdiction over the entire media. Its purpose is to censor any material that "deals improperly" with any one of 45 subjects, including even mildly sexual material and government policy, as well as unacceptable opinions regarding the status of non-whites...
...join you in condemning racial oppression. But an issue of this magnitude does not need hyperbole in its coverage by media. The facts speak for themselves. Michael A. Weiss...