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Is There Censorship in Film and Television?

Accusations are flying this week about censorship in the media. Michael Moore-s film, Fahrenheit 911 opens this week in Cannes, just days after Moore accused Disney of cowardice and censorship for refusing to distribute the Miramax film. Today, Michael Eisner responds in the New York Times, and Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg is demanding hearings on what he calls a -pattern of politically based corporate censorship of the news media and the entertainment industry.- This comes on the heels of Sinclair Broadcasting-s decision not to run ABC-s Nightline program listing the names of military personnel killed in Iraq and Clear Channel-s decision to dump shock jock Howard Stern. Is this a pattern of censorship or corporate responsibility? ABC News correspondent Judy Muller guest hosts. (This program is a rebroadcast of one aired earlier today on To the Point.)