First Amendment vs. Business Orientations of Broadcast General Managers and News Directors

Authors

Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Michael L. Hilt, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 1993

Publication Title

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Volume

70

Issue

3

First Page

518

Last Page

527

Abstract

A two-state survey found that general managers and news directors prefer their own judgments, and those of audience members, to government regulation. General managers support the First Amendment when it is good for business, while news directors show some support for business freedoms.

Recommended Citation

Lipschultz, Jeremy Harris and Hilt, Michael L., "First Amendment vs. Business Orientations of Broadcast General Managers and News Directors" (1993). Communication Faculty Publications. 68.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/commfacpub/68