[opendtv] Howard Stern and the Future of Media Censorship

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:34:12 -0400

Howard Stern and the Future of Media Censorship

Issue #90
October 11, 2004

by Adam Thierer

Radio "shock jock" Howard Stern is bolting to satellite radio, 
signing a five-year deal with SIRIUS beginning in 2006. His 
transition from broadcast to satellite radio signals a tectonic shift 
in the center of media power away from traditional providers to new 
types of outlets and technologies. That much everyone has probably 
already figured out. What's more interesting, however, is what all 
this means for the future of media regulation by Washington lawmakers.

Consider for a moment just how bad this past year has been for media.

...

http://www.cato.org/tech/tk/041011-tk.html

 
 
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