2016 Postmortem
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I'm more worried about our own media influencing this election
elleng
(130,740 posts)(FCC), introduced in 1949, that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was in the Commission's view honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated the Doctrine in 1987, and in August 2011 the FCC formally removed the language that implemented the Doctrine.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
tmooreky1977
(5 posts)That might not be such a bad thing....IF there was a media outlet that was actually as unbiased and balanced as they claim to be. Everyone has an agenda, and facts be d**ned! lol
elleng
(130,740 posts)The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was in the Commission's view honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated the Doctrine in 1987, and in August 2011 the FCC formally removed the language that implemented the Doctrine.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine