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What do we mean by "the public interest?" Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree.

Newton N. Minow

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Newton Norman Minow (January 17, 1926 – May 6, 2023) was an FCC Chairman from 1961 to 1963 (appointed by John F. Kennedy), lawyer, author, activist on behalf of quality television, organizer of Presidential debates.

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