It's Different Now

When the original “fairness doctrine” was imposed upon us the only way radio commentators could “get the word out” was “over the airwaves,” which the government controlled. Now, there are many more ways to do it, some the government, under current law, CANNOT CONTROL. One is broadcasting on the Internet. The other is through newsletters, both online free (ad supported) and print, for money. They can also do it on cable television, which the government still has not figured out a way to control. If they had, there would be no Fox News because they truly DO tell “both sides,” which infuriates liberals. They probably have more liberals on their payroll than do CBS, ABS, or NBC, and PBS (especially PBS) which are PROVEN to be mostly liberal and DO NOT “tell both sides,” though they insist they do. They should be careful what they wish for, because a “fairness doctrine” can work both ways, forcing THEM to give FREE TIME to conservatives to counter THEIR ideas whenever voiced on the air. Still, it will destroy AM radio because those conservative opinion shows are the only INTERESTING thing on AM. Liberal attempts to start “talk shows” having predictably failed with a regularity beyond belief because nobody is interested in hearing their drivel. Even if they DO manage to get it passed, then they have to figure out how to ENFORCE it, since there are so MANY different opinions it’s hard to put them into one or two niches. (Just common sense)