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Broadcasting and the Public
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Item Title Broadcasting and the Public
Guest Johnson, Nicholas (1934-)
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedJanuary 26, 1970
Description

What business does the FCC have telling broadcasters what to broadcast? Who decides what is in the public interest? At the time of this show, when cable was in its infancy, how did the broadcasting industry differ, from the automobile industry or the cereal industry? Occasional sharp clashes and much good fun. NJ: "In Great Britain there is commercial television service, and there are two channels of BBC. British television has on it the same kind of trash that we do-if anything, they have a wider diversity of trash than we and giv[e] people really a choice of gradations of trashy programs.... But the point is that in addition to that programming, there is also ... a choice, and there is more of a choice every evening on British television than probably on American television in a month." ... WFB: "Well, you see, the paradoxical thing is I really agree with you on practically everything-it pains me to do so-but it seems to me that what you really are is sort of an aristocratic paternalist." NJ: "Gee, that's something I've never thought of myself as ..."

Language(s)
Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 50 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
color
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram 189
Record Number80040.189
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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