this bill leads to self-censorship. Small stations who are fined a half a million dollars are going to be very cautious. ``Saving Private Ryan'' was kept off of dozens of ABC affiliates because they were afraid of a fine.
On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
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Discussing the impact of a bill on media censorship and broadcasting.
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