Packaging Democracy: How Clear Channel Shut Out Candidates

San Francisco Bay Guardian | July 15, 2004
Radio stations were not required to sell ads to any of the candidates in the California governor recall election, only to treat each candidate equally. Clear Channel satisfied this requirement by setting the bar so high that only the richest four candidates could afford to purchase ad time.

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