Censorship or Business Decision?

XM Radio has suspended shock jocks Opie and Anthony over a particularly obnoxious comedy skit on a recent show. Presumably they will be back on XM if the public outcry dies down. Otherwise, they may suffer the fate of Don Imus.

After listening to the the following National Public Radio story, the questions to the class included the following: Is this censorship? Or is it something else? And what limits, if any, should there be on radio content?

Gabcast! Club MediaNote #48



Members of Glendale College's award-winning Speech and Debate Team perform at the May 24 Humanities-Social Science Lecture. Several dozen MC101s were in attendance.