THE INDECENT SCREEN: REGULATING TELEVISION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, CYNTHIA CHRIS (2019)

摘要

The Indecent Screen is a fascinating history of censorship and regulation in American broadcast television. As the US enters a period of political upheaval, and traditional media struggle to keep up with the changing landscape, Chris' project illuminates the unique circumstances of broadcast television and its relationship with free speech regulation. Chris uses this in-depth study of indecency in broadcasting to historicize the limitations on all platforms we call 'TV' today. From archaic laws originally created to distinguish radio's accessibility from cinema and newspapers, Chris traces a fascinating series of cases that place broadcast television in an unusual but influential position in the current media environment.