Broadcasting & Cable, June 19, 2007
By John Eggerton

There is a new twist on the issue of broadcasters' role in real-life violence: Hate crimes.

The heads of the House committee and subcommittee overseeing communications issues, respectively, have asked the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) to study the use of "telecommunications to commit hate crimes."

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