The Purification of American Media Has Begun

Seemingly, it won’t be long before all we are “allowed” to watch on TV is Sunday morning broadcasts of bible-thumping church services. The FCC has issued a $27,500 fine to Infinity Broadcasting and a $55,000 fine to Clear Channel. The Infinity Broadcasting fine is Howard Stern-related. For the full story on how Janet Jackson’s boob baring incident has insanely catapulted this whole thing into a political hot potato, read Jeff Jarvis’ blog. It’s all there.

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