TITLE

Naughty 90's

AUTHOR(S)

O'Sullivan, Gerry

PUB. DATE

March 1993

SOURCE

Humanist;Mar/Apr93, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p46

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

Opinion. Exposes the efforts of Telecommunications Inc., to refuse air time to the 90's channel, an independent cable network, focusing on Senator Jesse Helms' amendment to the cable re-regulation bill. Provision allowing operators like TCI to refuse any program they find offensive; Casualties of Helms' amendments.

ACCESSION #

9307215121

Tags: FREEDOM of information

 

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