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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-003-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the role of the Fairness Doctrine in modern broadcasting, which requires broadcasters to air both sides of controversial issues. The episode aired on Friday, June 2, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-016-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Rupert Murdoch's pursuit of a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow him to continue owning newspapers in New York and Boston (the Boston Herald) while seeking a buyer; media anti-monopoly laws prevent any one individual from owning both a television station and newspaper in the same city. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 12, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-033-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to revive the fairness doctrine, which refers to federal regulations that require radio and television broadcasters to cover public issues in a fair and balanced way. The episode aired on Monday, September 20, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-033-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether television stations should be allowed to broadcast executions of prisoners sentenced to the death penalty (capital punishment). The episode aired on Friday, April 19, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-025-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate news media ethics in the case of the NBC (National Broadcasting Company) program "Dateline" and its "Waiting to Explode" episode. NBC admitted to manipulating a crash test in which a General Motors (GM) pickup truck caught fire. The crash test was part of a report on the safety of GM "sidesaddle" fuel tanks. The episode aired on Thursday, February 25, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.