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I faced network censorship in the heyday of Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore — the Trump era is different

JL;DR SUMMARY Sybil Sage, a veteran TV writer, reflects on historical and contemporary censorship challenges in media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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CensorshipFree SpeechPolitical InfluenceTelevisionTrump EraJimmy KimmelDick Van DykeMedia ControlWga ProtestsWriters Guild

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Marching in front of ABC in downtown New York with the Writers Guild to protest Jimmy Kimmels suspension was remarkably different from all previous protests."
Canada
"Though our episode was broadcast in Canada and the network got no letters objecting, they held firm."
Georgia, United States
"Speaking about Fulton County, Georgia District attorney Fani Willis, he remarked, She was out of her mind."

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