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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
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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? -
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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 <
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s media in America is
Court decisions have rai&
igth and security of the Fir
titution of the United State
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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.
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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
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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
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WHILE THE UNITE]
decries the trials of dissic
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and s
talks . ' .
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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?
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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?
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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
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