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Participants talked about the impact of domestic and foreign policy during the 89th Congress and under the Johnson administration. Among the topics they addressed were civil rights legislati…

Charles Ferris, former Federal Communications Commission chair, talked about the news headlines of the week.

The panel discussion, titled “Section 315 of the Communications Act: The Equal Time Requirement for the 1988 Presidential Race,” considered whether the equal time provision should be suspend…

Charles Farris talked about the U.S. District Judge Harold Greene’s expected ruling on the regional Bell Telephone companies.

Panelists discussed if there is a need for governmental regulation of cable television. Topics included Must Carry rules and cable operators blacking out programs.

Jack Valenti and Charles Ferris talked about changing the law to prevent the unauthorized duplication of prerecorded VHS tapes.

Witnesses testified on protecting copyright videos and some of the technology that could be used to protect it.

Charles Ferris talked about working in the Senate as chief legal council.

Participants in the symposium, Voting for Democracy discussed ways of increasing voter participation. During the breaks, viewers called in to give their opinion on the symposium and asked qu…

From the National Press Club, C-SPAN conducted its first call-in show. The first call received was from Yankton, South Dakota. Four media representatives involved in broadcasting and cable w…

A panel of congressional policy leaders in communication convened to discuss issues in telecommunication including satellite and cable television regulation. A panel of communication reporte…

Witnesses testified for and against S. 1739, Home Audio Recording Act. Note: This is an incomplete program.

Witnesses testified on the need for the Fairness Doctrine in the broadcast medium. this first hearing on S. 742 to clarify the congressional intent concerning, and to codify, certain require…