FCC gives "guidelines" on indecency

[Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>]

> > FCC RELEASES INDECENCY STATUTE POLICY STATEMENT
>
> > (http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/News_Releases/2001/nren0109.html)

If you wanna read something that has more bad language than the Starr 
Report, this is your document.  But it speaks to a very interesting issue-- 
is the FCC going to really enforce so-called obscenity laws?  The new 
chairman, Michael Powell, has stated he believes in less involvement rather 
than more-- and he wants the FCC to stand back and let the marketplace 
decide.  He even said in a NY Times article that he thinks more 
consolidation of media outlets would be a good thing.  And then, he and his 
commission issue this document, which is, well let's just say it's somewhat 
strange.  I'd appreciate opinions on it.

One thing that came up for me as I read it was that if these are examples 
of what's on typical morning shows, maybe the republic really IS going to 
hell in a handbasket... Perhaps I'm getting old, but I can still recall 
great personality jocks who could be funny without being excessively 
vulgar.   Or am I missing something about successful morning radio today?