Education by Radio (1932)

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Record Details:

Title:
Education by Radio
Date:
1932
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : National Committee on Education by Radio (U.S.)
Volume:
Education by radio (1932)
Leaf #:
000110
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 11, 2024
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Radio Trust Denies Free Speech HPHE POWER TRUST last week proved that it has -*■ grown strong enough to put a censorship on the air* Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost by in¬ vestors in public utility securities, and a heavy part of this loss has fallen on savings banks* Professor William Z. Ripley of Harvard, one of the leading economists of the country and a cautious conservative in his general attitude, was asked to speak to the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks on ways and means of prevent¬ ing similar losses in the future. The National Broadcasting Company refused to broad¬ cast Ripley’s address! “I have been asked to blue-pencil my speech,” said Professor Ripley, when he faced his au¬ dience. “I have never submitted to blue-penciling, and will not begin now.” He did not begin — but neither did his scathing analysis of public utility financing get on the air. When a man of Ripley’s age, eminence, and known conservatism can be cut off the air, then free speech in this country does not go beyond the range of an individ¬ ual voice. The power trust, with its ally or subsidiary, the radio trust, controls the air. Canada has seen that menace coming, and has met it by moving to nationalize radio. What will the Ameri¬ can people do about it? — Wyoming Labor Journal , June 24, 1932. [96]