Word: tornillo
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...response under the Fairness Doctrine, arguing that nothing in the First Amendment gives a broadcast license holder the exclusive right to the airwaves they operate on. But when Florida tried to hold newspapers to a similar standard in 1974's Miami Herald Publishing Co. V. Tornillo, the Supreme Court was less receptive. Justices agreed that newspapers - which don't require licenses or airwaves to operate - face theoretically unlimited competition, making the protection of the Fairness Doctrine unneeded...
...survivors also said Williams should have been aware of a unique seismic pattern known as a tornillo, which had been suggested as a precursor of Galeras eruptions and which, in fact, showed up on monitoring equipment the morning of the fatal field trip. Williams says no one brought it to his attention and none of the other indicators showed anything abnormal...