When radio was king, many outlets chose to stop broadcasting Father Coughlin

Re:When radio was king, many outlets chose to stop broadcast... by Alupis on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @03:07PM (#25838173)

However, unlike today with social media, mass communication, and the internet, one could pick up and move to another city and essentially "start fresh" with their reputation.

Today, there is no hiding - forever - even if you've atoned your mistakes.

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Re:When radio was king, many outlets chose to stop broadcast... by davidgay on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:42PM (#25839285)

> one could pick up and move to another city and essentially "start fresh" with their reputation

From the wikipedia article on exile: "In Roman law, exsilium denoted both voluntary exile and banishment as a capital punishment alternative to death."

When something is an alternative to death, I think it's fair to say that it was not a trivial event. "Just" moving somewhere wasn't easy, historically.

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Re:When radio was king, many outlets chose to stop broadcast... by Alupis on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @05:16PM (#25839652)

Easy has nothing to do with it. It was possible to move cities/towns/state/country, start fresh and have people judge you by your current actions and things you say... not something you said 10 years ago late one night on twitter after a few beers.

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Re:When radio was king, many outlets chose to stop broadcast... by rfrey on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @03:17PM (#25838314)

Unless you were dead, which was a distinct possibility throughout most of history for one accused of heresy (political or religious).

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