Anyone Who Isn't Confused Really Doesn't Understand

One Of The Basic Troubles With Radio And Television News Is That Both Instruments Have Grown Up As An Incompatible Combination Of Show Business, Advertising And News. Each Of The Three Is A Rather Bizarre And Demanding Profession. And When You Get All Three Under One Roof, The Dust Never Settles.

Most Truths Are So Naked That People Feel Sorry For Them And Cover Them Up, At Least A Little Bit.

I Am Entirely Persuaded That The American Public Is More Reasonable, Restrained And More Mature Than Most Of Our Industry's Program Planners Believe.

I Have Said, And I Believe, That Potentially We Have In This Country A Free Enterprise System Of Radio And Television Which Is Superior To Any Other. But To Achieve Its Promise, It Must Be Both Free And Enterprising. There Is No Suggestion Here That Networks Or Individual Stations Should Operate As Philanthropies. But I Can Find Nothing In The Bill Of Rights Or In The Communications Act Which Says That They Must Increase Their Net Profits Each Year, Lest The Republic Collapse.

If We Were To Do The Second Coming Of Christ In Color For A Full Hour, There Would Be A Considerable Number Of Stations Which Would Decline To Carry It On The Grounds That A Western Or A Quiz Show Would Be More Profitable.