the Fairness Doctrine
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Rexwagon;260821 wrote:
fox news= fair and balancedAny station that has to tell you they are...probably isn't...but none of them are.
I'd say that the intent of the fairness doctrine is good, but the market should dictate who/what gets air time. It basically falls back to the rule that stations need to provide equal airtime opportunities to both candidates in an election and that they cannot refuse to air one side or the other.
The argument is that talk radio is 24/7 campaigning for one party or another and thus must be managed the same as any other campaign....the difference is that with campaigns, the parties are paying to be on the air, in talk shows the parties are being paid by advertisers to be on the air....just like any other form of entertainment.
To enforce the fairness doctrine again would be like saying "Yes, you can broadcast the superbowl, but only if you broadcast the world Curling championships on your radio station as well....because, well, lots of people like curling and some people will never be exposed if they aren't forced to".
As to Dave's response, like I said, there are exceptions to my rule...My thought is that every time it gets mentioned...even if it is something asked of the politician and not something they brought up, the right-wing jumps all over it. I highly doubt we'll see it reintroduced and passed during the Obama (or any future) administration.
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DelSlow;260818 wrote:
Weird, a Fox News clip.Fixed your punctuation for you. :bom:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/02/hinchey_fairness_doctrine.html
http://en.sevenload.com/videos/ixy0Vm2-Clinton-fairness
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1155201977?bctid=10237007001
DaveH
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Chuck the only reason you see the right wing blaring about this subject is because the left has no desire to continue freedom and liberty, and why would they want to uphold the constitution???? THEY DONT, the right at least knows that the premise of this bill is the beginning of stripping the freedom of speech away, no shit they are gonna bitch about it, at least they care.....
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Grr;260835 wrote:
Chuck the only reason you see the right wing blaring about this subject is because the left has no desire to continue freedom and liberty, and why would they want to uphold the constitution???? THEY DONT, the right at least knows that the premise of this bill is the beginning of stripping the freedom of speech away, no shit they are gonna bitch about it, at least they care.....I think it is working against them honestly. I think by making it an issue they are adding fuel to the fire and putting people on the spot to make a choice. Do I want equal coverage from both sides? Sure...but I don't want it mandated.
The fairness doctrine (which I am not a fan of) was designed to allow a rebuttal to a statement from the opposite side. There was/is nothing requiring equal air time, the radio stations could keep their same programming lineup so long as (for example now) Limbaugh/Schultz made a statement based on half truths or exaggerations, then the opposing side would be able to file for a rebuttal and would have to allow the rebuttal to be played over their airwaves. I'd say that talk radio ALWAYS has that happening already by people calling in and challenging the opinion of the host, others argue that if you have call screeners you never get the full story of the other side as the radio host only takes those calls that he can easily debunk. The one thing I can say about Schultz is that his call screening is as follows: "What is your name and where are you calling from". Limbaugh's is a BITCH to get through...I've tried on multiple occasions, with zero luck, I've been told "not enough time"; "Mr. Limbaugh doesn't want to discuss that matter"; and other "blow-off" lines that I think are in part because he doesn't want someone to have an intelligent counterpoint to him. I still don't want the Fairness Doctrine though.
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