Motivation Speech Essay, Research Paper
IV. BROADCAST PROGRAMMING: BASIC LAW AND POLICY
The First Amendment and federal law generally prohibit the FCC from censoring material in broadcasting. Stations choose the material they determine as best for their community. The FCC does not advise on artistic standards, formats, grammar or the quality of their programming. This also applies to advertising, except political advertising (discussed later). Stations have no obligation to have any particular person participate in a broadcast or to present that person’s remarks. Stations are not required to do public service announcements of any kind. However, as discussed later, there are certain rules from the Communication Act that stations must follow concerning personal attacks, political editorials and the use of stations by candidates for public office.