Sidney W. Dean, Jr.    
  Advocate and Defender of the First Amendment  
1905 - 1997
 
     
  In Memoriam  
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  Sidney W. Dean, Jr. spent much of his life defending the right of the public to access the media. This section is dedicated in remembrance of his contributions - to the advancement of the freedom of information, access to communication and the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.

 




 
  First Amendment Resources   Background Information  
 
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
-The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution


  Biography
U.S. Senate Tribute
Eulogy
Who Was Who in America
Electronic Media Revolution
Sidney W. Dean, Jr. honored
A Photo Retrospective
Sidney W. Dean, Jr.
 
  Sidney W. Dean, Jr. - Published Works   Contributors  
 

" There is no logical reason why cable operators, who control the hardware, should also control the content of the programs carried on their systems. This is like allowing the telephone companies to decide who may use the phone and exactly what they may say."
-Sidney W. Dean, Jr. and Eric Schmuckler

Cable TV: Omission by Commission
The Public Interest in Broadband Communications
The Cable TV Law Hurts the Public
Unfair Cable TV Prospect
Leased Access: Crucial To First Amendment Rights
Guidelines for Planning a Cable Television Franchise
Grabbing an Electronic Bonanza
The Electronic Media Revolution
Cable Systems and Access
Cable TV: A Curb to Benefit the Public
It Takes a Good Memory to See Cable TV's Future
How to Raise $1.2 Billion for Public Broadcasting
Power to the Cable TV Operators?
A Major Victory for Cable Viewers
Allocation of UHF Television Broadcasting Channels
Authorizing Cable Television Operators to Originate Programs
Guidelines for Advancing Civil Liberties Objectives Governing Regulation of Cable Systems
The Role of Congress in Regulating Cable Television
Regulating Cable TV Systems as Common Carriers
Goals and Guidelines of Public Policy for the Development of Cable TV
City Must Require Every Cable TV System to Provide No-Cost Connections to Every Home
Requirements for Cable Television Franchise Contracts
Communication Presentations
Communications Media and a Free Society
Congress Should Authorize Universal Fiber Optic Communications Systems as Common Carriers
Alternative Constitutional Expressions of the Right to Communicate
ADA Recommendations on CATV to the FCC
Civil Liberty Aspects of CATV Regulation
Empirical Analysis of Access Objectives and Policies for the Communications Media
A General Model of a Broadband Electronic Carrier System
1975 Americans for Democratic Action Convention
The Regulation of Cable Television in the State of NY
The Constitutional Issues of Public Policy for Television and other Electronic Mass Communications
Public Interest Policies for the Communications Media
National Cable Policy: A Travesty
The Communications Media and Democracy
The Communications Media and Democracy (Summary)
Hitches in the Cable
When Cable Comes to Town
Cable TV: What the City Lost
Public Access is a Red Herring
A General Model of a Broadband Electronic Carrier System
Implementing Open Access to Cable Television

Advocacy Advertising and the First Ammendment

The Communications Media and Society





Testimony
Former Advertising Executive Opposes I T & T Aqcuisition of A.B.C…

  The Ex-Admen: Dean
The Electronic Soapbox

 
  Audio and Video    
  All about TV
The Telecommunications and Information Revolution
Cityscope
Telecommunications Consumer's Coalition
Free Speech & 1st Amendment Part One Part Two Part Three