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Focus on research: Jerry Springer and the history of that (bleeping) bleep sound

Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. Since Jerry ...
Talking Points Memo

Jerry Springer, ‘Trash TV,’ And The History Of Bleeped-Out Profanity

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Since Jerry Springer’s death on April 27, 2023, writers have been working ...
Slate

Jerry Springer Didn’t Invent the Best Part of His Show—but He Sure as F— Perfected It

The history of broadcasters’ bleeping out profanity reveals a lot about our culture’s ongoing negotiation of a murky concept. While the First Amendment protects political speech, it does not protect ...
The Next Web

Bleep for iOS lets you censor all the ****ing swearing in your videos

The app allows you to film videos or grab them from your camera roll and then tap to censor the salty words after the fact. If you want to ditch the “Bleep” watermark, you’ll need to stump up for a $1 ...
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Jerry Springer and the history of that [bleeping] bleep sound

Security guards separate guests on an episode of 'The Jerry Springer Show' titled 'I am pregnant by my half-brother.' Ralf-Finn Hestoft/Corbis via Getty Images Since Jerry Springer’s death on April 27 ...
SFGate

Jerry Springer and the history of that [bleeping] bleep sound

(THE CONVERSATION) — Since Jerry Springer’s death on April 27, 2023, writers have been working through the cultural significance of his eponymous daytime talk show. For 27 years, Springer’s circus of ...