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Program 782: How Much Freedom of the Press?

Yale University's Robert H. Bork expresses his concern over what he sees as an irresponsible press that seems to believe the public's right to know gives them the right to publish anything, even things the public thinks ought not to be known. Professor Bork warns that the backlash such an attitude may create could lead to far greater restrictions on the press than are necessary or beneficial. Douglas Inquiry XII. Dec. 8, 1978. [CSDI program number 782; UCSB tape numbers A8549/R7, A8550/R7]

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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI.

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