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NAB STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
As adopted by the BOARD in 1945 and Amended in 1946
FOREWORD
BROADCASTING is dedicated to freedom of expression, limited only as prescribed by latv and by considerations of decency and good taste.
The National Association of Broadcasters formulates and publishes the following Standards of Practice as a guide to assist the licensee in operating in the public interest.
Determination of what shall be broadcast rests entirely with the station licensee and this responsibility may not be delegated.
Public Questions
Station licensees should provide time for the presentation of public questions. Such time should be allotted with due regard to the value and interest of the subject to the public.
Treatment of Political and Public Question Broadcasts
Broadcasts designed for the presentation of political, economic, social or philosophic questions or the candidacy of any person for public office or a measure to be voted upon should be presented by straightforward statement appealing to intelligence and reason.
News
News should be presented with fairness and accuracy and the station licensee should be satisfied that the arrangements made for obtaining news insure this result. News should not be selected for the purpose of furthering or hindering either side of any public question nor should it be colored by the opinions or desires of the station management, the editor or others engaged in its preparation or the person actually delivering it over the air, or, in the case of sponsored news broadcasts, the advertiser.
The fundamental purpose of news dissemination in a democracy is to enable people to know what is happening and to understand the meaning of events so that they may form their own conclusions.
Children's Programs
Programs designed specifically for children reach impressionable minds and influence social attitudes, aptitudes and approaches and, therefore, they require the closest supervision of broadcasters in the selection and control of material, characterization and plot.
This does not mean that the vigor and vitality common to a child's imagination and love of adventure should be removed. It does mean that programs should be based upon sound social concepts and presented with a
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