Fairness Doctrine ended in 1985 under Reagan, a decade prior to Clinton.
It also didn’t totally prevent the talk-radio programs at the heart of (especially rural) radicalization.
While the original purpose of the doctrine was to ensure that viewers were exposed to a diversity of viewpoints, it was used by both the Kennedy and later the Johnson administration to combat political opponents operating on talk radio. In 1969 the United States Supreme Court, in Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, upheld the FCC’s general right to enforce the fairness doctrine where channels were limited. However, the court did not rule that the FCC was obliged to do so.[7] The courts reasoned that the scarcity of the broadcast spectrum, which limited the opportunity for access to the airwaves, created a need for the doctrine.
The fairness doctrine is not the same as the equal-time rule, which is still in place. The fairness doctrine deals with discussion of controversial issues, while the equal-time rule deals only with political candidates.
It should definitely make a comeback though, and Dems should push for it while calling for unity, using Republican language currently employed to deflect from their own partisanship.
Yes, Fairness Doctrine under Reagan. Still, it’s elimination was- and still is- supported by liberals, using the false claim that it means bad udeas are treated as equal to good.
Clinton signed the TCA though. Most of the people were just mad that Ckear Channel bought everything and forced us to hear the same 50 classic rock songs ad nauseum for eternity, but it also meant Salem Media Group (Salem…it’s right there) could have all the airwaves and Sinclair could have all the local TV news stations.
Remember when we heard about all the tv stations reading the same company mission statements nationwide and we all thought that was litearallly 1984?..that was the result of the TCA.
And look right here in this thread as liberals from all over actually attack me for pointing this out. They used actual government power to stomp out free speech and somehow I’m the bad guy.
Conservative talk radio predates Clinton by over 2 decades, and is what led to the rise in Trumpism.
But it was softened by the Fairness Doctrine. You are not addressing the issue here, and have responded without investigation.
Fairness Doctrine ended in 1985 under Reagan, a decade prior to Clinton.
It also didn’t totally prevent the talk-radio programs at the heart of (especially rural) radicalization.
It should definitely make a comeback though, and Dems should push for it while calling for unity, using Republican language currently employed to deflect from their own partisanship.
Yes, Fairness Doctrine under Reagan. Still, it’s elimination was- and still is- supported by liberals, using the false claim that it means bad udeas are treated as equal to good. Clinton signed the TCA though. Most of the people were just mad that Ckear Channel bought everything and forced us to hear the same 50 classic rock songs ad nauseum for eternity, but it also meant Salem Media Group (Salem…it’s right there) could have all the airwaves and Sinclair could have all the local TV news stations. Remember when we heard about all the tv stations reading the same company mission statements nationwide and we all thought that was litearallly 1984?..that was the result of the TCA. And look right here in this thread as liberals from all over actually attack me for pointing this out. They used actual government power to stomp out free speech and somehow I’m the bad guy.
I am a liberal. This blame you assign is nonsense.
Then you support repealing the TCA, right?