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Free speech in broadcasting threatened by Fairness Doctrine.(Inside Track)(Brief article)
If Democrat leaders get their way, the Fairness Doctrine, a policy abolished by the Federal Communications Commission in 1987, will be reinstated to regulate the opinions aired by broadcasters. Talk-radio and religious broadcasters would be significantly impacted. Democrat leadership has called for it, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Half a century ago when stations were few, the FCC required broadcasters to provide air time (paid or unpaid) for opposing viewpoints about controversial issues of public importance (as determined by bureaucrats). Offending the FCC resulted in fines or a loss of broadcasting privileges. That intimidated broadcasters into self-censorship, thus ...
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