Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Politics of The Fairness Doctrine
The concept was good. The implementation was impossible. But the debate over the Fairness Doctrine continues. The opponents do, at least, have perseverance.
Welcome! Once a journalist, always a journalist. I left the news business to try something completely different (for a time), but realized I still felt the need to keep up with all that's going on around us. So, this blog emerged as a way for me to filter some of what I feel is important, interesting or funny and pass it along to you. Enjoy! And, feel free to comment on any post.
The Fairness Doctrine was a policy on use of the broadcast airwaves that said that since the public owns the airwaves we have a right to demand that companies we license to profit from them support [...]