Includes bibliographical references (114-115) and index.
Introduction : free speech, the media, and indecency -- Point : government should protect young people from indecent broadcasts -- Counterpoint : the broadcast indecency rule is arbitrary and unjust -- Point : the broadcast indecency rule should apply to all media -- Counterpoint : indecency standards should be abolished for all media -- Point : government should encourage the rating and filtering of content -- Counterpoint : rating and filtering are dangerous -- Conclusion : the future of indecency regulation.
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Examines the American government's attempts to control the airwaves in order to maintain a standard of decency.
Obscenity (Law)-- United States.
Radio programs-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Television programs-- Law and legislation-- United States.