Media Institute Troubled By DTV PSA Mandate

MEDIA INSTITUTE TROUBLED BY DTV PSA MANDATE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Media Institute President Patrick Maines sent Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin a letter Monday saying that "Requiring all television broadcasters in the nation to disseminate a state-sponsored message would constitute a wholly unwarranted intrusion into broadcasters’ control over program content and would presumptively violate the First Amendment." He added, "The government can supplement [broadcasters'] voluntary efforts by using its own speech to reach the viewing public in a variety of ways and by supporting the extensive and flexible DTV public education plans formulated by broadcasters."
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