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Download full textGeddes, LaDonna McMurray – 1975
This paper discusses the equal time law: Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934. Section 315 is the major legislation governing the use of the broadcasting media in the area of politics. The underlying philosophy of the law is that people have a right to a full and complete disclosure of conflicting views of news of interest. The essence of…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Mass Media
