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Columns::April 1, 2002
Weekly Reader
Prof examines free speech rights in radio
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$39.95
Southern Illinois University Press |
Freedom of the Air and the Public Interest examines the evolution of free speech rights in early radio. Written by UGA associate professor of telecommunications Louise M. Benjamin, the book analyzes interactions among the players involved and argues that First Amendment rights in radio evolved in the 1920s and 1930s through the interaction of many entities having social, political or economic interests in radio. She shows how free speech and First Amendment rights were defined and perceived up to 1935.
Focusing on the evolution of various electronic media rights, Benjamin looks at censorship, speakers’ rights of access to the medium, broadcasters’ rights to use radio as they desired, and listeners’ rights to receive information via the airwaves.
With many parties involved, conflict was inevitable, resulting in the establishment of industry policies and government legislation--particularly the Radio Act of 1927. Further debate led to the Communications Act of 1934, which has provided the regulatory framework for broadcasting for more than 60 years.
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