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- Title
Broadcast Campaign Precedents from the 1924 Presidential Election.
- Authors
Benjamin, Louise M.
- Abstract
In the 1920s broadcasters set policies that influenced the treatment of political candidates on the air. During the 1924 Presidential election, the National Association of Broadcasters, American Telephone and Telegraph, Radio Corporation of America, and General Electric formed policies to treat candidates fairly in allocating airtime and assessing charges. These policies helped set the stage for the inclusion of the equal opportunities clause. Section 18 (now Section 315), in the Radio Act of 1927. This essay examines the policies broadcasters initiated in the 1924 election for the coverage of political campaigns.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MASS media policy; POLITICAL campaign laws; UNITED States presidential elections; RADIO broadcasting laws; NATIONAL Association of Broadcasters; GENERAL Electric Co.; RADIO Corp. of America; BROADCASTING policy
- Publication
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1987, Vol 31, Issue 4, p449
- ISSN
0883-8151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08838158709386676