Adam Ciongoli, who recently left Time Warner to become one of Sup...
Adam Ciongoli, who recently left Time Warner to become one of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s law clerks, is wary of govt. intervention in some high profile media issues, judging by speeches he’s made. Imposing programming tiers such as…
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family packages may not be constitutional, he told a Federalist Society meeting in Nov. (CD Nov 14 p2). “We need to look at whether various things suggested by the government are burdens on content” and “whether the remedy is narrowly tailored,” he said. He wasn’t speaking for Time Warner, where he was senior vp. Ciongoli previously clerked for Alito on the U.S. Appeals Court, Philadelphia. He objected to comments by FCC Chmn. Martin in favor of a cable family tier -- since unveiled by 4 cable operators. “People can exercise self restraint,” said Ciongoli: “Unfortunately, there may not be a market for the higher brow entertainment… People should have to opt out” of objectionable programming.