Posted by DRD #37 at adsl-154-12-200.asm.bellsouth.net on February 26, 2004 at 14:04:20:
In Reply to: Clear Channel is completely FREAKING ME OUT! posted by Ecstatica on February 26, 2004 at 13:54:46:
.....and as much as I disagree with what they did, they do have that right. They are an independent corporation with the right to censor and prohibit anything and everything they want to. The only real entity that has to adhere to First Amendment rights is the federal government. Since Clear Channel is an independent corporation and they set out the rules of conduct, Stern did do wrong by them and if he can't take the consequences, too bad. This won't exactly be the end of his career, you know.
Do I agree with censorship placed on a show when it is played at an hour when children will most likely not have access to it? No.
Do I think Clear Channel had the right to drop Stern for what he did? Yes.