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Sam Gejdenson: “Only those with enough money to buy the megaphone would get to speak. Yes, the rich would be heard. But the average…”

On the recordJune 17, 1998
Only those with enough money to buy the megaphone would get to speak. Yes, the rich would be heard. But the average person, he might be able to read about which rich person is being heard, but he could not express himself if the almighty dollar is how you buy access to television and radio and speech.
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Sam Gejdenson
Connecticut

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Discussing the influence of money on free speech and media access.

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