Free speech : from newspapers to music lyrics /

Zeinert, Karen,

Free speech : from newspapers to music lyrics / [print] Karen Zeinert. - Springfield, New Jersey, U.S.A. : Enslow, (c)1995. - 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Issues in focus . - Issues in focus (Hillside, N.J.) .



Debate about free speech -- All the news that's fit to print -- Get rid of that book! -- Magazines and morals -- Music to my ears -- Movies, censors, and codes -- Radio and television: who controls the airwaves? -- Speaking out for change -- Words of malice and violence -- Right to remain silent.

This book examines the origins of free speech in this country and provides the historical context for current debates. Efforts to control the media are explored and issues including hate groups, book burnings and violence on television are discussed.



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Censorship--United States--Juvenile literature.
Freedom of the press--United States--Juvenile literature.
Freedom of speech--United States--Juvenile literature.

Z658 Z658.Z46.F744 1995