Why can't the left just accept that we live in a market economy? If there was a market for liberal radio you can bet corporate America would have it on the air. In fact they tried Air America and it failed. So now there are people pushing for the government to interfere. Besides, they have NPR, and no one listens.
2007-07-02 05:20:50 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2007-07-02 06:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Doom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 22:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by boven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oi vey. For the billionth time, Air America is still very much on the air, as are other shows not affiliated with Air America. Sheesh.
For the record, I find the Fairness Doctrine lame.
2007-07-02 05:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People whose ideas don't survive in the marketplace because nobody cares to hear them.
If conservative talk radio didn't have a market, it wouldn't have been so successful.
The "Fairness Doctrine" is to speech what the CAFE standards is to vehicles. Government restriction on what it doesn't like, and the forced acceptance of what isn't wanted.
2007-07-02 05:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The airwaves belong to the public. The government licenses the airwaves to companies. The government can and does have influence over content, and the Fairness doctrine (which attempts to prevent broadcasters from favoring one candidate over another in their programming) is one of the policies in effect.
As long as the public airwaves are in use, then the government has a right to insure fairness. Be that as it may, the fairnes doctrine really only apples to political campaigns. There is no law or policy that FOX or Rush or Coulter actually be fair and balanced.
2007-07-02 05:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by jehen 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
True, all true. I suppose they just can't accept the fact that they aren't popular, and the market has determined that. Furthermore, they can't accept that the market works exactly as they say it doesn't, so they're trying to cover up their mistakes by blustering and forcing it to do even more of what it shouldn't. It's almost funny, really, to watch advocates of the Fairness Doctrine freak out about fairness and bias and what have you when they're victims of what one might call the fairest game of all.
2007-07-02 05:25:56 · answer #6 · answered by Richard S 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The fairness Doctrine? never heard of it.
I identify with the left.... and yeah we live in a market economy.... but really its not doing so well in comparison with other systems at the moment...... so maybe we should tweek it.
oh and a heck of a lot of ppl listen to NPR and you and yours dont.... i listen and i have since high school just not in the car so much anymore... i'm a online listener for the most part.....
2007-07-02 05:30:22 · answer #7 · answered by suesue 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I listen to NPR and the Fairness Doctrine was killed last week anyway.
2007-07-02 05:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What we have here is the right's latest straw man - that being the fairness doctrine boogeyman. If you look at the actual market figures guys like Ed Schultz - who has come out against the idea - is beating guys like Sean Hannity in some markets. And if you look on talkers magazine, Schultz is rated above others like Bill, Neal, and Glenn Beck.
2007-07-02 05:31:34 · answer #9 · answered by some_guy_times_50 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I agree with you. Whoever gets the listeners gets the airtime.
However, the ONLY way I would EVER be in favor of the fairness doctrine would be if it applied to ALL media across the board (television networks and cable, newspapers, magazine, and the internet).
2007-07-02 05:27:07 · answer #10 · answered by Leah 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋