Article: 10 Fourth Estate Follies.(The Book of Tens)

1. Nipplegate

The Super Bowl halftime interlude that prompted the Federal Communications Commission to recommend a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS drew a tough response from Viacom, which said the fine was unwarranted since Janet Jackson's breast appeared for only 9/16 of a second.

2. Chasing Howard Stern

The FCC's pursuit of Howard Stern helped spur the unrepentant shock jock to leave the free airwaves for a new home on Sirius Satellite Radio.

3. Fox forks it over

The FCC also set its sights on Fox TV by levying more than $1 million in fines against Fox stations over an episode of reality series "Married by America'' ...

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