Advocates; Should television news be exempt from the fairness doctrine?

11/02/1971

Moderator: Victor Palmieri Advocate: Howard Miller Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: W. Theodore Pierson Attorney Fred Wiseman Film Maker Jeffrey St. John CBS Spectrum Edith Efron Author, The News Twisters Arthur Alpert TV News producer Paul Weaver Government Department, Harvard

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Series: Advocates
Program: Should television news be exempt from the fairness doctrine?
Program Number: 78
Series Description: A SERIES OF DEBATES with a moderator facilitating the discussion of national and international issues - using advocates who would introduce witnesses to support their point of view. Debates recorded at Boston's Faneuil Hall. Moderators included: Michael Dukakis; Marilyn Berger; Michael Harrington, Robert Maynard. (Premiered October, 1969; conceived by Prof. Roger Fisher.) Other participants included Barney Frank, Avi Nelson, Antonin Scalia, S.I. Hayakawa, Paul Simon, Albert Shankar, Richard Bolling, Pete McCloskey, Chester Crocker, John Anderson, Elmo Zumwalt, George Ball, John Kenneth Galbraith, William Colby, Eleanor Smeal, Phyllis Schlafly, Sam Ervin, Laurence Tribe, Daniel Schorr, Orrin Hatch, Morris Udall, Edward Kennedy, George McGovern, Jake Garn, Paul Tsongas, Alan Dershowitz. Series release date: 1969
Program Description: Moderator: Victor Palmieri Advocate: Howard Miller Advocate: William Rusher Witnesses: W. Theodore Pierson – Attorney Fred Wiseman – Film Maker Jeffrey St. John – CBS Spectrum Edith Efron – Author, “The News Twisters” Arthur Alpert – TV News producer Paul Weaver – Government Department, Harvard Produced at WGBH, bears WGBH copyright
Duration: 00:59:21
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Efron, Edith, 1922-; St. John, Jeffrey; Palmieri, Victor; Miller, Howard E.; Weaver, Paul, 1942 Oct. 18-; Alpert, Arthur; Pierson, W. Theodore; Wiseman, Frederick; Rusher, William A., 1923-2011
Locations: Boston, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Public Affairs; Social Issues
Contributors: Efron, Edith (Guest); Alpert, Arthur (Guest); Pierson, W. Theodore (Guest); Miller, Howard (Guest); Weaver, Paul (Guest); Wiseman, Fred (Guest); Palmieri, Victor (Moderator); Rusher, William (Guest); St. John, Jeffrey (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Should television news be exempt from the fairness doctrine?,” 11/02/1971, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C70085220D864F2782DEB35C12BF11BD.; MLA: “Advocates; Should television news be exempt from the fairness doctrine?.” 11/02/1971. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C70085220D864F2782DEB35C12BF11BD>.; APA: Advocates; Should television news be exempt from the fairness doctrine?. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_C70085220D864F2782DEB35C12BF11BD

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Advocates; Should television news be exempt from the fairness doctrine?