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Author:Lopez E.
Title:Philippine government defends right to close/censor stations
Journal:BM/E's World Broadcast News
1987 : DEC, VOL. 10:11, p.12-14
Index terms:
Freeterms:Senate Bill, Broadcasting regulation,
Protests
Language:eng
Abstract:A Philippine bill wants to regulate operations of broadcast stations during invasion and rebellion. Broadcasters regard it as a violation of press freedom. Senate vests the sole authority to close a broadcast station to the President if he/she thinks it necessary for public safety. Such a case has already occurred when a radio station transmittedĀŠtapes from rebel leaders. Now a heate discussion is going on over the rights of both the government and the broadcasters.
SCIMA record nr: 76614
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