Word: press
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Shades of gay! Apparently only Mother Nature knows for sure the causes of homosexuality [Oct. 311 or what to do about it and, by golly, she's not talking. To her there is no such thing as perfection; otherwise, she'd stop her constant press of evolving. Always experimenting, that bitch...
There are many power centers in a free society-foundations, corporations, the print press-whose top executives are not "elected" and have no political constituency. Many people are legitimately concerned about the responsibility and power such men wield. One answer is that they represent an important counterweight to the sometimes excessive power of Government; another is that their influence is limited by competition and diversity. In TV, greater diversity is undoubtedly possible through proper financial support of the fourth, public network and a larger number of local stations...
Theoretically, at least, the agency to deal with these shortcomings already exists: the Federal Communications Commission. Its control of the broadcast industry would seem to be an infringe ment of the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press, but it is excused on the grounds that there are so few available broadcast channels and they are therefore public property and must be used in the public interest. Stations are licensed and bound by written rules covering everything from transmission wattage to obscenity. Political candidates are guaranteed equal time with rival candidates, and a citizen may rebut a "personal attack...
Still, Agnew's attack on TV drew wide support, and it did quite a lot for him politically. He is undoubtedly a more considerable figure today than he was three weeks ago. During last year's campaign he blamed the press and TV for ridiculing him. Since then, he has provided by his own experience a perfect rebuttal of what he accusingly said about TV in his speech-that without justification, it can bring an obscure figure to prominence overnight. If Agnew, by his public speeches, had not compelled the networks to pay attention to him, he would...
...article by John Powers ("Powers of the Press") in the CRIMSON of November 12 deserves some comment in regard to freshman football. The freshman program at Harvard is designed to give all candidates an opportunity to play. The long-range aim is to provide players for the varsity level. Each year Harvard attracts some of the best high school talent in the country, but high school talent is not always adequate for collegiate programs. The coaching staff which numbers seven, not four, has done as competent a job as possible under the circumstances in acquainting these players with the Harvard...