There's still repercussions to what you say. He can't legally be punished, but people can still boycott his show and he can still get completely fucked in the media.
Because literature has been around for thousands of years. Mainstream-wise, TV has only been around for about 50 years, and our electronic culture is only a little over 20 years old. The only reason radio isn't blamed is because it's rarely used for fiction. Hell, even then Rock and Rap is still blamed.
I really really can't wait for the next 20 years to pass. Then maybe, just maybe, we'll see the electronic culture treated and utilized better.