At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the company's mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently.
The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the company's rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-T's violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. "The test of any democratic society," he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, "lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We won't retreat when we face any threats."
Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting, Levin asserted that "music is not the cause of society's ills" and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But he talked as well about the "balanced struggle" between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.
The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders say some of them have shown their concerns in this matter. "Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited," says Luce. "I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this."
An American senator criticized Time Warner for
A.its raising of the corporate stock price.
B.its self-examination of the soul.
C.its neglect of social responsibility.
D.its emphasis on creative freedom.
第2题
现况调查对象的选择原则是()
A.从人群中随机抽样选择部分人群
B.从医院和人群中随机抽样选择患某病的人
C.从人群中选择有某病与无某病者
D.从人群中选择暴露与非暴露某因素者
E.从人群中随机抽样选择部分健康人群
第3题
现况调查对象的选择原则是
A.从人群中选择有某病与无某病者
B.从人群中选择暴露与非暴露某因素者
C.从医院和人群中随机抽样选择患某病的人
D.从人群中随机抽样选择部分人群
E.从人群中随机抽样选择部分健康人群
第4题
属分析性研究方法的是()
A、现况调查及病例对照研究
B、现况调查及队列研究
C、现况调查及试验研究
D、病例对照研究及队列研究
E、队列研究及试验研究
第5题
A.从干预可能有效的人群中选择研究对象
B.选择预期发病率较高的人群作为研究对象
C.已知干预措施对其有害的人群不能作为研究对象
D.选择高依从性的人群作为研究对象
E.从人口稠密的地区选择研究对象
第6题
A.从干预可能有效的人群中选择研究对象
B.选择预期发病率较高的人群作为研究对象
C.已知干预措施对其有害的人群不能作为研究对象
D.选择高依从性的人群作为研究对象
E.从人口稠密的地区选择研究对象
第8题
属分析性研究方法的是
A.现况调查及病例对照调查
B.现况调查及队列调查
C.现况调查及试验研究
D.病例对照调查及队列调查
E.队列调查及试验研究
第9题
属分析性研究方法的是
A.现况调查及病例对照调查
B.现况调查及队列调查
C.现况调查及试验研究
D.病例对照调查及队列调查
E.队列调查及试验研究
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