Is it possible that the Fairness Doctrine would reduce political opinion in media if reinstated.?

Question

I personally think it is very possible that many content providers would opt to end most political programming rather than deal with the hassles of trying to present a completely balanced format. What do you think?

Roy: What panic. I couldn't really care less whether they pass it or not. I don't have alot of time in my day for talk radio or political tv talk shows. I prefer straight up news, I don't need political pundits to tell me what my opinions should be.

bereal1: I agree with your free market argument. No broadcaster can survive without ad dollars. Ad dollars are directly proportional to ratings. Ratings mean people are listening. My thought has always been that if you don't like the content, change the station.

BRYAN H: Actually it is quite a bit more involved than that. It requires equal time for all opinions. It also requires notification systems and allocations of time to respondents. Read about the Personal Attack and Political Editorial rules for additional information on this.

Answer 1

I'd say it's a near certainty.

That's how things were under the fairness doctrine, before.

And, it only makes sense. You effectively fine a broadcaster for airing political opinions - you just collect the fine in the form of precious air time.

Answer 2

Excuse me, but why should we allow the government to decide what and who we listen too... Air America was a far left talk radio station that ended up going bankrupt ..... Nobody wanted to listen to them, it was public choice.... If the Liberals and some Republicans (those ticked off about the immigration bill being attacked) decide to pull a Chavez , and pull Conservative talk radio, are they going to remove all those media personnel and broadcasting channels that in a new report proved bias toward Liberal thinking by who their political contributions went.... Well, FOX news supported both , I guess we can all watch FOX... Oh wait, I forgot, our Democratic candidates are refusing any interviews or debates with FOX... guess they can shut them down too , then they will have complete control of our news and information system..... I have no wish to live in a socialist society.. Let the free market do as it will , Nobody HAS to listen to conservative talk radio, they choose too....

Answer 3

I find the fairnesss doctrine interesting does anyone notice the focus is only on talk radio because it is mostly conservative Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer were overheard talking about coming up with legislation to shut down talk radio.

The fairnes doctrine is just a code word for liberals and Democrats to silence opposition since most Americans do not want to listen to liberals and some of their idiotic policies how simple it would be to force us to listen to their opinions thus forcing most Americans to tune out to talk radio period, it is what I call killing 2 birds with one stone. A find it perplexing that the party that always claim that they are for freedom and freedom of speech is also the party that invented PC and will protest and condemn any opinion that is different from theirs usually resulting in name calling (ex Nazis, Hitler) or complete censor.

Answer 4

The fairness doctrine is nothing more than a political tool. However that is only my opinion, but it's obviously ridiculous and an attempt to silence opposition. Kinda like whats happening in Venezuela today. He shut down the media except the ones that spew his approved content.

Answer 5

all the fairness doctrine does is make you have different sides of a subject presented instead of having four people from the same position talk about it. it only makes sense that you have different opinions about a subject, say like the iraqi war. who want to listen to them all take the same stand, cite the same reasons and use the same sources. meet the press, hannity and colmes, fox news on sunday. those are about the only places to here both sides of a debate.

Answer 6

It is socialism. It limits freedom of speech. Thank the Drunk Manslaughter Ted my girlfriend is dead Kennedy and the likes of the socialist Democrat party
Another right under attack by the Left

Answer 7

I don't know about that- talk radio is talk radio, they have to have something to talk about and for many stations they already have news, sports, and entertainment covered.

if it were to happen than people really interested in political radio shows will buy the private radio (if they are able) which provides both conservative, liberal, and crazy shows.

Answer 8

No they just do something like Hannity and Colmes, plus I don't see this legislation being debated or being proposed so please stop panicking.

Answer 9

I pay for cable. They can't touch it.