{"product_id":"you-cant-air-that-four-cases-of-controversy-and-censorship-in-american-television-programming-9780815631507","title":"You Can't Air That: Four Cases of Controversy and Censorship in American Television Programming","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David S. Silverman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illuminating book, David S. Silverman assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the censorship present at all four networks and the political and intellectual inertia it produces in broadcast television. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour\u003c\/i\u003e in the sixties, the author also examines \u003ci\u003eThe Richard Pryor Show, TV Nation, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Politically Incorrect.\u003c\/i\u003e Drawing on firsthand accounts by the writers, producers, and performers of these programs, Silverman offers an unbiased view of the ways in which censorship, sponsor intimidation, regulation, and network tampering force all American broadcasters to manipulate creative talent and stifle genuine controversy. Shedding new light on the prevalence of censorship in broadcast television, this book reinvigorates the subject of free speech in American society.","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611956002967,"sku":"9780815631507","price":2085.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780815631507.webp?v=1775073992","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/you-cant-air-that-four-cases-of-controversy-and-censorship-in-american-television-programming-9780815631507","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}