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Press By Mark Edlti Freedom of the mas danger. Two recent Supreme < questions about the strer Amendment to the Const The latest decision, ur the famed "seven dirt Federal Communication stations for "exposure o describes in terms pate hv rnntpmnnromr woaw?a<i|^VA MA ^ V? broadcast medium, sex and organs, at times 01 reasonable risk that audience." Justice John Paul SU administer that medicir patently offensive sexiu and such speech is "i Amendment concern." BUT, STEVENS also < must remain neutral in i How can the governmi Stevens said, there is a 4 ment values" for judgi speech. Stevens, who spoke fo: contradicted himself an< While it cannot be dispi havo fa Ko J A? - mtv w MV OUUJC\/ICV1 CO ( certain time periods shoi programs free of strong that the court has limit* First Amendment. If broadcasters plan during their programmir also let them make such the seven dirty words b< AN FCC SOURCE was Post by writer Tom Shi commission does not put j elimination of nasty lanj FCC has more regard for the Supreme Court has ? ment on broadcasters morality as the Supreme < ?? 1 " -?ft-*-.??-?M* " * -V . ?'. / : ' >.** ' *. . I . Va? f I '4:.. V'^.r>irv' V f VA': ...V .;Av *11 a . >. n> a. , treed ; J. Lundgren or In CtiM s media in America is Court decisions have rai& igth and security of the Fir titution of the United State iU. I ? vimvuug uk uruaucasi use i y words," stated that tl s Commission can penali; if children to language ttu ntly offensive as measure munity standards for tl ual or excretory activity f the day when there is children may be in tt ;vens said "We decline I te to preserve the vigor < al and excretory speech, it the periphery of Fin contends that "governmei the marketplace of ideas. Hit remain neutral if, ? 'hierarchy of First Amern ing the "social value" < r the court's maioritv. ha i the decision of "the cour ited that children should n< abusive language, and ttu ild possibly be reserved fc language, the fact remain sd free expression and th on using strong languag ig hours, let them do so, bi policy publicly known. Ia bspoken. quoted in The Washingto lies as saying the preser i high priority rating on th guage. Let's hope that th the First Amendment tha: tnd does not inflict punish who violate the publi Court seems to define it. A H ^ Is r-Hrr- ? / ,1 . . > } \X4 ' . ' ' ; ? .'V. s "* ' / ?> ' ''" ,. V*"v mm om an ( Another recent Suprerc put a lid on the First Am press. In this case, th in enforcement officials arc forming unannounced set >d newspaper files when loo st and photographs relating s. . The case involved Tn of dependent university nc le searched the Hies of the n le find photographs and nc at identified demonstrators _ j m policemen at a demonst le hospital. 3S a IN RECENT YEA ie newspapers have closed t in an attempt to avoid si to officials. Obviously, this a if now the cops can get in i " Justice Byron R. Whit 9t opinion of the case, that \ "that confidential source the press will suppress i it warranted searches." " White is probably right is In the best tradition of A 1- doubtful that many news] ? tuuuuversiai news even search hangs over their 1 is t. BUT, THE HONORABL )t first conclusion. While ne it fight for their freedom: ?r dissemination of news, co is always ready to take up th e often persons who could releasing information to tl e them for not wanting the p it trend keeps going, the p ;t their identities. Jack D. Landau, direct mittee for Freedom of the 1 M fifltll A A ' ii saiu, leierrmg lO U1G it organization, its reporters e protect their informatio: e government.'' Sound like g n freedom of expression an iC WHILE THE UNITE] decries the trials of dissic a JL ME^ygS-i iSUsl? and s talks . ' . " m i *?* '.' - ? ? ' ,'^P| "? 1 ! ?' Vr/K -V * ' ?|/ > . T.%1 ' i 1 1 > % ' <y .F # ' # .i > #. / ^ndam V. le Court decision has also endment as it involves the e Court ruled that lawi not prohibited from perirches, with a warrant, of king for notes, documents ; to criminal activities, e Stanford Daily, an iniwspaper. Police officers lewspaper in 1971 trying to gatives which may have i who had injured nine ration at the university's RS, many American heir libraries to thp nnhUn ich harrassment by these ction didn't work, because anyway. e wrote, in the majority the court is not convinced s will disappear and that lews because of fears of on the second conclusion, merican journalism, it is papers will cease printing though the threat of a leads. <E justice is wrong on the wspapers will continue to s m the collection and nfidential sources are not le fight. These sources are jeopardize themselves by ne media. Who can blame olice, the state, and if this olice-state from knowing or of the Reporters ComPress was correct when he decision, "The news and editors are helpless to n from seizure by the overnment intervention of d private property? It is. D STATES government lents in thp finuio* TT?'n? ? ? ?/VT*W VJ iUUIl^ J SPfUMC* 5 Tod * .' * 1 * 't f.r iMues peBaTC5. "PRe?A"W-*-f ' '> IV\I LY ' " ? >v" ' ?.** ' " . " vV * . r\ .. .. 1 AA*a* ;. rovorl ci here it is infringing upon the and press to say what they 1 the Stanford case and the "s The Russians should blast i Nazis, with police protects rally in Chicago, but the pres expression limited. By the ni aiiu muciiuui iiiaiui jf, UlC | not more sympathetic to the cause of journalism, but why this? The media must fight this 1 of the freedom of express sources. Several news or# National Association of Broa rehearing of the Standford < IN A "FRIEND OF TH organizations state that "ne and major press organizatioi entire spectrum of political unanimous in condemning I striking at the very foundat press." The question that must be r the free press. By examinatii does not seem that the Su] American press that is subs The people of the Unit* ashamed that the highest coi such restrictions. The common reference poi recent years is, of course, should have also considered pened if Richard Nixon's Ji nhtflinoH u;orro?ifci */? ??1 TTUAiOllkO IU aCitiCI office. The Supreme Court shoulc and not take it upon itself to t The court needs another hard supporter like former Justic The people of the United S the government of the Unitec of the three equal branches < irust in one of the basic \ democracy? ? 'J,I 1 1 . '1 | '* " * ? ? 1 Mark J. I ol ol Don Fob< ? // ... , ..I I Skot Gnr *\ V . " o $ Mike Hu? Barbara . y* Lynn She , jiii ontt i *' . ? . ,n 'Jfy*f . Sam McK * "' "? . o : O K Aran UUr - J The Garni j: readers, i '*?>" >**" o 300 word! ' * - V 5^ ^ o writer's < other alia ' ' ?.f l > i'"'0 writer's I T ''' 5 requested >' . WWW ? Pleaaeln< >'-V. .. &CAMUU*.H>i 2 mailino 1 "71 -- reached . , V- " 1* , t identity o ' * i. . ft .* standing / ' o ' * ,0 ?d't at _ . but not foi 'o C a m i Drawer / Opinion are those unsigned. oecies u rights of its own citizens ike. This aDDlies to both even dirty words" case, us for hypocricy. >n, have been allowed to s has had its freedom of iture of the Constitution government is certainly cause of Nazis than the don't they demonstrate trend toward restriction (ion and protection of anizations, led by The idcasters, are seeking a UOBC. E COURT" brief, the wspapers, broadcasters is ? ranging across the opinion ? have been the court's decision as ions of freedom of the aised now is how free is hi of these two cases, it jreme Court wants an tantially free. 3d States should feel irt in the land condones nt for press freedom in Watergate. The court what would have hapistice Department had i The Washington Post I leave the press alone imend the Constitution, l-line First Amendment e William O. Douglas. tates put their trust in I States. Why can't one of that government put )remises of American imecock Founded 1901 .undgren . . 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